Safa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Arabic

Safa first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 254 babies (rank #203 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Safa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Safa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,454

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

254

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	23	#938
1997	39	#642
1998	29	#795
1999	65	#456
2000	62	#483
2001	91	#363
2002	122	#300
2003	135	#295
2004	135	#304
2005	162	#272
2006	231	#210
2007	254	#203
2008	249	#208
2009	227	#221
2010	221	#226
2011	245	#207
2012	247	#204
2013	241	#211
2014	232	#222
2015	220	#229
2016	217	#238