Safiyah is a rare girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Safiyah is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,648 for girl births in the United States (and #8,053 across all names), given to 30 babies. Safiyah was first reported in SSA data in 1985 and peaked in 2023 (47 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | #4,648 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | #4,366 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | #3,418 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | #4,029 |
| 2021 | 45 | 45 | #3,481 |
| 2020 | 27 | 27 | #4,860 |
| 2019 | 32 | 32 | #4,425 |
| 2018 | 30 | 30 | #4,648 |
| 2017 | 29 | 29 | #4,789 |
| 2016 | 32 | 32 | #4,505 |
| 2015 | 29 | 29 | #4,832 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | #4,753 |
| 2013 | 22 | 22 | #5,976 |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | #5,228 |
| 2011 | 26 | 26 | #5,333 |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | #6,149 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | #7,627 |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | #7,349 |
| 2007 | 22 | 22 | #6,287 |
| 2006 | 22 | 22 | #6,091 |
| 2005 | 18 | 18 | #6,762 |
| 2004 | 26 | 26 | #5,047 |
| 2003 | 20 | 20 | #6,003 |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | #5,060 |
| 2001 | 21 | 21 | #5,529 |
| 2000 | 14 | 14 | #7,505 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #11,168 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #12,140 |
| 1997 | 10 | — | #8,884 |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #7,051 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #10,306 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #13,064 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #7,937 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #15,046 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #14,892 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #9,073 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #11,437 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #12,377 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | #10,352 |