Saffi
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SAF-ee
- Origin
- English
Saffi is a girls' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Saffi mean?
English: spelling of Saffie; pet form of Saffron or Sapphire
Saffy, short for Saffron, is Edina's sensible daughter in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous.
Meaning borrowed from Saffie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Saffi a girl's or a boy's name?
Saffi is a girls' name.
How popular is Saffi in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Saffi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saffi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,825 |
| 2017 | 8 | #3,102 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
Names like Saffi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Zainab Summer Ayah Safaa Hafsa Aaliyah Hiba Safiya Nusaybah Rahma Sumayyah
Names related to Saffi
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Saffi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saffi, updated 20 October 2026.