Safiya
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning pure or clear.
Safiya by the numbers
In 2025, 88 babies in England and Wales were named Safiya. In the US, 93 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times 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 Safiya. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Saniyaradiant; brilliant184 in the US (2017)
- Samiyaelevated, exalted135 in the US (2017)
- Sariyaclouds at night; a form of Sariah75 in the US (2017)
- Safiapure; serene38 in England and Wales (2025)
- Safiyahpure; serene43 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sofiyawisdom; a form of sophia22 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Safiya
Names that are said the same way as Safiya, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean purity
Like Safiya, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Safiya
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