Safia

“Pure” — Arabic origin

Girl's name · #2387 in the US (2025) · Trending

Safia has appeared in US records since 1975 — best rank #2387 (2025) · 1,616 babies named Safia all-time · 1 in 20,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,000 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 2,000 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 3,200 girls in Austria (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Safias

Safia Farkash — second wife of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi
Safia Ahmed-jan — Women's rights advocate from Afghanistan (1941-2006)
Safia Farhat — Tunisian drawer, painter, ceramist, tapissier and decorator (1924-2004)
Safia Boukhima — Algerian volleyball player
Safia Chamia — Tunisian singer and actress (1932-2004)

Among 69 notable people named Safia:

Political leaders appear 1.97× more often than among typical names — e.g. Safia Elmi Djibril, Djiboutian politician and women's rights activist.

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