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Girl's name · #2403 in the US (2025) · Trending
Safia is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1975, it stood at #2403 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 1,600 girls have been named Safia along the way.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#388 in France (2025) · #466 in Austria (2025) · #475 in Belgium (2025) · #525 in Norway (2025) · #942 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,371 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,453 in Canada (2024).
Among 69 notable people named Safia:
Political leaders appear 1.97× more often than among typical names — e.g. Safia Elmi Djibril, Djiboutian politician (born 1963).
Together with its spelling variant Safiya (#1333), Safia would rank around #1029 with about 240 births last year — the newborns split about 69/31 between Safiya and Safia.
Similar names: Safiya · Emaan · Safa · Fia · Zeina · Roya
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