Safaa

Safaa

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Sanaa, or Safa, is the gender-neutral name derived from the Arabic word Safa, which means "purity", "innocence".

From Wikipedia

Safaa 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 2014 with 120 babies (rank #377 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Safaa

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.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.

1,142

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

120

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	7	#2,290
1997	6	#2,649
1998	14	#1,379
1999	15	#1,303
2000	21	#1,024
2001	10	#1,839
2002	16	#1,306
2003	11	#1,815
2004	29	#926
2005	21	#1,196
2006	34	#885
2007	41	#804
2008	71	#544
2009	90	#466
2010	96	#446
2011	97	#443
2012	104	#439
2013	104	#410
2014	120	#377
2015	117	#394
2016	118	#388

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#2,290

1997

#2,649

1998

#1,379

1999

#1,303

2000

#1,024

2001

#1,839

2002

#1,306

2003

#1,815

2004

#926

2005

#1,196

2006

#885

2007

#804

2008

#544

2009

#466

2010

#446

2011

#443

2012

104

#439

2013

104

#410

2014

120

#377

2015

117

#394

2016

118

#388

Meaning

Numerology of Safaa

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail