Safa

Safa: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “purity; serenity”
Origin: Arabic
Say it: SAH-fuh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Safa comes from Arabic and is associated with purity, clarity, and serenity. It also refers to Al-Safa, one of the two hills in Mecca.

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How popular is Safa?

202464.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Safa in 2024212

2024 rank#1,140 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18802,695

Safa is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Safa

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Safa questions

What does the name Safa mean?

Safa means "purity; serenity". It comes from Arabic. Safa comes from Arabic and is associated with purity, clarity, and serenity. It also refers to Al-Safa, one of the two hills in Mecca.

Is Safa a boy or girl name?

Safa is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Safa?

212 US babies were named Safa in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Safa?

Safa is usually pronounced SAH-fuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.