Sabah vs Safa
Sabah and Safacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Sabah was ranked #4201 and Safa #111 among girls in England and Wales.
Sabah and Safa over time
Sabah and Safa appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Safa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sabah in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Sabah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Safa in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2025
Sabah held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Safa in 23.
Highest recorded here: Sabah #359 in 2001, Safa #111 in 2025.
The order changed in 2002: Safa moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #359 and #362; by 2002 that had become #406 and #299.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Sabah #4201, Safa #111.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Sabah | Safa |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #111 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sabah and Safa both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Sabah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #422 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #359 among girls in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Safa
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #916 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #111 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #111 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls