Safa
#3,484 most common girls' name of all time · #5,946 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1978–2025
Rank among girls
#3,484
Rank overall
#5,946 of 105,966
First appeared
1978
Years on the list
45 of 146
All-time
2,945
Since 2016
1,476
Peak year
2025 #1,005
Best rank
#1,005 2025
Girls
Boys
peak 249/yr
Safa first appears in 1978. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 249 | — | 249 | #1,005 |
| 2024 | 213 | — | 213 | #1,138 |
| 2023 | 156 | 6 | 162 | #1,435 |
| 2022 | 128 | — | 128 | #1,653 |
| 2021 | 121 | — | 121 | #1,717 |
| 2020 | 117 | — | 117 | #1,725 |
| 2019 | 133 | — | 133 | #1,605 |
| 2018 | 122 | — | 122 | #1,707 |
| 2017 | 129 | — | 129 | #1,673 |
| 2016 | 102 | — | 102 | #1,963 |
| 2015 | 104 | — | 104 | #1,947 |
| 2014 | 92 | — | 92 | #2,107 |
| 2013 | 85 | — | 85 | #2,202 |
| 2012 | 98 | — | 98 | #1,995 |
| 2011 | 74 | — | 74 | #2,468 |
| 2010 | 67 | — | 67 | #2,682 |
| 2009 | 75 | — | 75 | #2,525 |
| 2008 | 65 | — | 65 | #2,788 |
| 2007 | 68 | — | 68 | #2,703 |
| 2006 | 61 | — | 61 | #2,871 |
| 2005 | 66 | — | 66 | #2,592 |
| 2004 | 58 | — | 58 | #2,799 |
| 2003 | 61 | — | 61 | #2,631 |
| 2002 | 79 | — | 79 | #2,136 |
| 2001 | 46 | — | 46 | #3,075 |
| 2000 | 48 | — | 48 | #2,962 |
| 1999 | 31 | — | 31 | #3,859 |
| 1998 | 33 | — | 33 | #3,625 |
| 1997 | 28 | — | 28 | #3,973 |
| 1996 | 26 | — | 26 | #4,150 |
| 1995 | 29 | — | 29 | #3,750 |
| 1994 | 24 | — | 24 | #4,344 |
| 1993 | 24 | — | 24 | #4,360 |
| 1992 | 13 | — | 13 | #6,938 |
| 1991 | 18 | — | 18 | #5,343 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | 17 | #5,501 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | 9 | #8,518 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | 12 | #6,584 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | 12 | #6,263 |
| 1986 | 10 | — | 10 | #7,032 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | 6 | #10,263 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,314 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | 7 | #9,048 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | 6 | #10,122 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,633 |