Safaa comes from the Arabic / Islamic tradition, meaning Innocence, Pure, Serenity, Modest.
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How popular is Safaa?
2016peak year
Today, Safaa is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #5480), with only about 24 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2016, 34 babies were given the name (ranked #4335 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Safaa has been declining in recent years. In all, around 490 babies have been registered as Safaa since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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