Safa

“Purity, clarity” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #1007 in the US (2025) · Trending

Safa is climbing: on the charts since 1978, it reached #1007 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 250 girls given the name last year. Roughly 2,900 have carried it all-time. In Minnesota it runs about 10× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 600 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 1,400 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 girls in Belgium (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Safas

Safa Al Hashem — Kuwaiti politician
Safa Saidani — Tunisian table tennis player
Safa Kabir — Bangladeshi model and actress
Safa Aissaoui — Tunisian athlete
Safa Merve Nalçacı — Turkish association football player (born 1993)

In stories & tradition

Safa — deity

What Safas become

Among 64 notable people named Safa:

No single standout — notable Safas spread across many fields.

Similar names: Nayla · Safiya · Ayah · Sariyah · Zayna · Hafsa

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