Safia

Safia

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Safiya is an Arab name, meaning "pure." Alternative transliterations include Saffiyah, Safiyyah, Safie, Safia, Safija, Safya, Safiyah, Safeia, etc. Notable bearers of the name include:

From Wikipedia

Safia 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 2012 with 80 babies (rank #535 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Safia

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Safia 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.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.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.

1,232

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	41	#602
1997	54	#514
1998	44	#594
1999	68	#444
2000	50	#556
2001	65	#472
2002	63	#488
2003	66	#493
2004	60	#537
2005	62	#543
2006	66	#548
2007	60	#602
2008	58	#647
2009	52	#714
2010	56	#671
2011	63	#642
2012	80	#535
2013	74	#559
2014	57	#696
2015	44	#858
2016	49	#799

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#602

1997

#514

1998

#594

1999

#444

2000

#556

2001

#472

2002

#488

2003

#493

2004

#537

2005

#543

2006

#548

2007

#602

2008

#647

2009

#714

2010

#671

2011

#642

2012

#535

2013

#559

2014

#696

2015

#858

2016

#799

Meaning

Numerology of Safia

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail