Saafir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sah-FEER
- Origin
- Arabic
Saafir is a boys' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Saafir come from?
Arabic: Arabic, related to safir 'envoy' and safar 'journey'
Is Saafir a girl's or a boy's name?
Saafir is a boys' name.
How popular is Saafir in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Saafir in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saafir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
Names like Saafir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zahir Zamir Ahmir Samir Hamza Amir Zayd Nazir Muhammad Sabir Saif Nasir
Names related to Saafir
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo Safa
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Saafir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saafir, updated 20 October 2026.