Safiyyah
Girl name · #4005 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Safiyyah? In official American birth records, Safiyyah has been tracked continuously since 1976, giving it 49 years of documented American history.
Safiyyah ranks #4005 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 36 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4981, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 50,000 girls born in 2025 was named Safiyyah.
The 49-year story
Safiyyah first appears in the Social Security records in 1976, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 36 babies and a rank of #3975. 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 Safiyyah per year. Source: Official national birth records.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Safiyyah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Safiyyah in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Safiyyah is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Safiyyah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Safiyyah is most common
State-level data for Safiyyah is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Safiyyah
Statistically, parents drawn to Safiyyah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Sumayyah, Ruqayyah, Safiyah, Sorayah, and Seriyah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Safiyyah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3975 |
| 2024 | 34 | #4207 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6680 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5793 |
| 2021 | 21 | #5748 |
| 2020 | 30 | #4453 |
| 2019 | 15 | #7342 |
| 2018 | 34 | #4144 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6531 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5796 |
| 2015 | 27 | #4981 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6451 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6462 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7804 |
| 2011 | 21 | #6148 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7880 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8965 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10129 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5906 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6528 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10690 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5795 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9482 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8196 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Safiyyah?
In official American birth records, the name Safiyyah first appeared in 1976 (over 49 years ago), when 8 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 49 years.
Is Safiyyah a popular girl name?
Safiyyah ranked #4005 among girls in 2025 with 36 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4981.
When was the name Safiyyah most popular?
Safiyyah peaked in 2025, when 36 American girls received the name (ranked #3975 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Safiyyah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 50,000 newborn American girls was named Safiyyah. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.