Safir

A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning brass; messenger.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Safir by the numbers

Safir was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 10 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Safir. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Samircompanion in evening conversation333 in the US (2017)
  • Sabirpatient; enduring11 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sahirwaking, awake, or one who stays awake39 in the US (2017)
  • Safipure, chosen5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Saafirbrass; a form of Safir6 in the US (2017)
  • Sair6 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Safir

Names that are said the same way as Safir, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Safeerambassador, messenger3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Savir5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a messenger

Like Safir, each of these has a messenger in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
  • Malachimy messenger or my king2,514 in the US (2017)
  • Angelomessenger or angel; from angelos1,020 in the US (2017)
  • Malakaimy messenger; variant of Malachi804 in the US (2017)
  • Deaconmessenger; from diakonos575 in the US (2017)
  • UrielGod is my light; angel name558 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Safir

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