babyNamedSafiyah
“pure, sincere”
Girl’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,515th
- births in 2023–2025
- 70
- babies born in France
- 1 in 25,641
- +8.4% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2024
Meaning and origin of Safiyah
Safiyah means “pure, sincere” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Safiyah in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2024.
- Over recent years, Safiyah has been rising (+8.4% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Safiyah every 5.5 schools, all spellings combined.
Safiyah in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
833rd girls’ name130 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,906+4.1% a year
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,426th girls’ name15 babies in 3 years1 girl in 10,300
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
110 babies in 3 years1 girl in 43,928+5% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Safiya885
- Safia430
- Safya130
- Safiyya (in French)40
- Saphia (in French)25
- Safiyyah (in French)20
- Safyah10
- Saphya5
- Saffiya5
- Safïa5
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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