Safa
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning pure, clear.
Safa by the numbers
In 2025, 425 babies in England and Wales were named Safa. In the US, 129 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Safa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Saraprincess; variant of Sarah427 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sanabrilliant, radiant70 in England and Wales (2025)
- Safaapurity or clarity65 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sayafine sand or yarn10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Safiapure; serene38 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sajasmooth; flowing14 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Safa
Names that are said the same way as Safa, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean purity
Like Safa, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Safa
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