Saffia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sa-FEE-a
- Origin
- Arabic
Saffia is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Saffia mean?
Arabic: spelling of Safia
“pure”
From the Arabic root meaning pure; Safiyya bint Huyayy was one of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad.
Meaning borrowed from Safia.
Is Saffia a girl's or a boy's name?
Saffia is a girls' name.
How popular is Saffia in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Saffia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Saffia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,631 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 14 | #2,061 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
Names like Saffia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safia Salma Habiba Safiya Saba Safaa Samia Sabiha Humaira Summer Faiza Samira
Names related to Saffia
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra
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, “Saffia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saffia, updated 20 October 2026.