Given name

Safiah

“one who is pure”·“having the lion's share”

Safiah is a variant of Safia. Interpretations include “one who is pure” and “having the lion's share”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Safiah is a variant of Safia. Interpretations include “one who is pure” and “having the lion's share”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Safiah through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
1992
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
012320002025Highest share 19920.0
Safiah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1992–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Safiah’s family of names

Safiah has a related form in Safia.

Walk Safiah’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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