Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Safiyya isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Safiyya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 212
- 0 boys · 212 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,436 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +40%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,436 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Safiyya’s family of names
In Arabic usage, Safiyya has a related form in Safiya.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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