Safa

Meaning and origin of Safa

Popularity of Safa in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2016.
• Over recent years, Safa has been stable (−2.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Safa every 13 schools, all spellings combined.

Safa in English-speaking countries

Safa ranks 142^nd in England and Wales, 273^rd in Ontario (Canada) and 295^th in Scotland, against 348^th in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  142^nd girls’ name1,051 babies in 3 years1 girl in 731+9.2% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  273^rd girls’ name129 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,198+10.6% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  295^th girls’ name36 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,511

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  687^th girls’ name13 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,989

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,154^th girls’ name618 babies in 3 years1 girl in 7,819+11.4% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Safa and Safâ are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Safâ30
• Safaa175
• Safâa25

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Safa

• Saja
• Sidra
• Sana
• Salma
• Selma
• Mayssa
• Zaynab
• Esma
• Zahra
• Imane
• Sanaa
• Marwa

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin