Saffiyah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning pure; clear; chosen one.
Babies a year
12
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2278
12 babies
Saffiyah by the numbers
In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Saffiyah.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Saffiyah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Safiyahpure; serene43 in England and Wales (2025)
- Saffiyapure, serene6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sariyahprincess; a variant of Seraiah or Sarah313 in the US (2017)
- Saniyahradiant, brilliant244 in the US (2017)
- Samiyahexalted, lofty, sublime218 in the US (2017)
- Safiyapure or clear88 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean purity
Like Saffiyah, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Saffiyah
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