Saphia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sa-FEE-a
- Origin
- Arabic
Saphia is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “pure”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Saphia 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 Saphia a girl's or a boy's name?
Saphia is a girls' name.
How popular is Saphia 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 18 girls.
Half of all the girls named Saphia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Saphia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | #7,391 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 18 | #1,756 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,917 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,741 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,943 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Saphia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1981.
Half of all the girls named Saphia in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saphia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9,535 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #12,065 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
Names like Saphia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophia Safa Syeda Aria Dua Safia Amira Safiya Liyana Aaliyah Sumayyah Sienna
Names related to Saphia
More Arabic names
Muhammad Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Amir Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Hamza Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Saphia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saphia, updated 20 October 2026.