Safiah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sa-FEE-a
- Origin
- Arabic
Safiah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Safiah 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 Safiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Safiah is a girls' name.
How popular is Safiah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 6 girls.
Safiah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | #7,629 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Names like Safiah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sumayyah Aakifah Sabiha Hibah Saba Umamah Samah Habiba Farah Salma Umaymah Azeemah
Names related to Safiah
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, “Safiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/safiah, updated 20 October 2026.