Safira
Girl name · #4597 in 2025 · Uniqueness 48/100
Safira ranks #4597 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 30 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #8931, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 60,000 girls born in 2025 was named Safira.
The 41-year story
Safira first appears in the Social Security records in 1984, when 18 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 30 babies and a rank of #4546. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Safira per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Safira in class?
Safira scores 48 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Safira is most common
State-level data for Safira is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Safira
Statistically, parents drawn to Safira tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zunaira, Sapphira, Alira, Munira, and Anaira.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Safira | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #4546 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7967 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8486 |
| 2022 | 22 | #5638 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10250 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9736 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8617 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6531 |
| 2016 | 13 | #8393 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8931 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6207 |
| 2013 | 9 | #11000 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13483 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9150 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12276 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8454 |
| 2008 | 12 | #9476 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10818 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17168 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16462 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9802 |
| 1984 | 18 | #4166 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Safira a popular girl name?
Safira ranked #4597 among girls in 2025 with 30 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8931.
When was the name Safira most popular?
Safira peaked in 2025, when 30 American girls received the name (ranked #4546 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Safira?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 60,000 newborn American girls was named Safira. It scores 48/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.