Given name & surname
Safi
“having great wisdom”
Safi is a variant of Saffi. One Danish interpretation is “having great wisdom.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Safi is a variant of Saffi. One Danish interpretation is “having great wisdom.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Safi is a variant of Saffi. An origin associated with Saffi is Danish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Safi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 296
- 191 boys · 105 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #6,507 for girls · #9,550 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +71%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,507 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. It also appeared in 8 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 728 as a first name in 2020; 3,659 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Safi’s family of names
Safi has a related form in Saffi. In Greek usage, Safi as a surname is a transliteration of Σάφη. In Greek usage, Safi as a surname is a transliteration of Σάφι.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 7
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Safi
- Safi of PersiaThe sixth Safavid king (1629–1642)1611–1642
- Suleiman I of PersiaThe eighth Safavid shah (1666–1694)1648–1694
- Safi FayeSenegalese ethnologist and film director (1943–2023)
- Safi al-Din al-UrmawiPersian music theorist1216–1294
- Safi NyemboGerman association football playerborn 1984
- Safi SaïdTunisian journalist, writer and politicianborn 1953
- Safi BelghomariAlgerian footballerborn 1979
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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