NameTides

Safiyyah

Safiyyah was the #3,975 girls' name in the US in 2025 (36 babies), and #468 in England & Wales and #1,668 in Canada.

Safiyyah as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Safiyyah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Safiyyah as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#3,975 (36)#468 (85)—#1,668 (14)
2024#4,207 (34)#463 (89)#790 (3)#2,102 (10)
2023#6,680 (17)#540 (72)—#1,898 (11)
2022#5,793 (21)#550 (71)—#1,989 (10)
2021#5,748 (21)#529 (77)—#2,377 (8)
2020#4,453 (30)#501 (81)—#1,877 (11)
2019#7,342 (15)#623 (63)—#1,922 (11)
2018#4,144 (34)#527 (80)—#2,892 (6)
2017#6,531 (18)#472 (93)#808 (3)—
2016#5,796 (22)#573 (73)—#2,195 (9)
2015#4,981 (27)#500 (86)——
2014#6,451 (19)#570 (74)——
2013#6,462 (19)#466 (90)—#3,286 (5)
2012#7,804 (15)#600 (70)—#2,013 (10)
2011#6,148 (21)#583 (69)#674 (4)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #3,975.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1976.

How common is it?

about 1 in 45,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 45,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Safiyyah is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 41,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 26,000 to 1 in 65,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Safiyyah by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Safiyyah (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SafiyyahCanadaGirls#1,66814
SafiyyahEngland & WalesGirls#46885
SafiyyahNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SafiyyahScotlandGirls—too few
SafiyyahUSGirls#3,97536