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Safiya

Hausa, Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Safiyya.

PronunciationArabic /sˤa.ˈfiː.ja/
Usage languagesArabic, Hausa, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
US rank (2025)#1,326

Meaning and history

Safiya is the Hausa, Kazakh, and Kyrgyz form of Safiyya, and it is also an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 55 births, rank #3,054
2007: 68 births, rank #2,684
2008: 66 births, rank #2,754
2009: 71 births, rank #2,592
2010: 74 births, rank #2,493
20112011: 73 births, rank #2,483
2012: 63 births, rank #2,770
2013: 72 births, rank #2,484
2014: 74 births, rank #2,442
2015: 68 births, rank #2,619
20162016: 88 births, rank #2,188
2017: 94 births, rank #2,074
2018: 85 births, rank #2,190
2019: 105 births, rank #1,898
2020: 103 births, rank #1,872
20212021: 152 births, rank #1,419
2022: 147 births, rank #1,486
2023: 157 births, rank #1,421
2024: 162 births, rank #1,390
20252025: 168 births, rank #1,326

In 2025, 168 babies were recorded with the name Safiya, ranking #1,326 among girls.