Safoorah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sa-FOO-ra
- Origin
- Hebrew
Safoorah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “bird”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Safoorah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Safoora; Arabic and Urdu form of Zipporah
“bird”
Arabic form of Zipporah, the wife of Moses, who appears unnamed in the Quran.
Meaning borrowed from Safoora.
Is Safoorah a girl's or a boy's name?
Safoorah is a girls' name.
How popular is Safoorah 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 7 girls.
Safoorah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | #7,536 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
Names like Safoorah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sumayyah, Aaliyah, Nusaybah, Safa, Hadassah, Aaminah, Ruqayyah, Umaymah, Safiya, Umamah, Safaa, Zainab
Names related to Safoorah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Safoorah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/safoorah, updated 20 October 2026.