Safiyah

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Safiyah 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 50 babies (rank #793 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Safiyah

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

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

614

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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	17	#1,154
1997	11	#1,639
1998	16	#1,245
1999	20	#1,048
2000	16	#1,238
2001	27	#867
2002	14	#1,428
2003	27	#927
2004	23	#1,067
2005	31	#914
2006	42	#750
2007	24	#1,188
2008	32	#992
2009	38	#894
2010	34	#1,009
2011	41	#892
2012	39	#954
2013	48	#808
2014	50	#793
2015	30	#1,165
2016	34	#1,056