Safi
Mostly boys · SAA-fee · Arabic
Safi is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “pure; sincere”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 6,324th for girls in the US (18 babies).
What does Safi mean?
Arabic
“pure; sincere”
The word was also borrowed into Swahili, where safi means 'clean, pure'.
- Say it
- SAA-fee
Is Safi a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Safi has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 18 girls and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Safi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Safi, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Safi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2009, 42% of the babies named Safi in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Safi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Safi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,324among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 89,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 85% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 18 girls in the US were named Safi, making it the 6,324th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,541st. It first appears in the records in 2012. 8 boys were also named Safi in 2025 (8,906th for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Safi of any year since it first appeared, in 2012.
Half of all the girls named Safi in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Safi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #6,324 |
| 2024 | 14 | #7,590 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6,917 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
Names like Safi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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