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Safaa

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Safaa: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #373 to #2411.200020052010201520202025#373#2411
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2096
1997#2411
1998#1319
1999#1261
2000#993
2001#1728
2002#1245
2003#1722
2004#912
2005#1165
2006#869
2007#793
2008#537
2009#464
2010#438
2011#442
2012#437
2013#408
2014#373
2015#393
2016#387
2017#549
2018#497
2019#651
2020#604
2021#603
2022#655
2023#574
2024#565
2025#596

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #596 among girls in England and Wales, #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2096 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #373 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #596 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #373 in England and Wales in 2014.

Safaa's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#59665HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#56569HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#57467HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#65557HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#60364HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#60464HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#65160HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#49786HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#54979HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#387118HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#393117HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#373120HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#408104HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#437104HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#44297HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#43896HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#46490HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#53771HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#79341HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#86934HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#116521HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#91229HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#172211HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#124516HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#172810HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#99321HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#126115HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#131914HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#24116HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#20967HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#8853HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#9053HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#7903HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Safaa is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Safaa, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2014Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2025ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#373 in 2014
Republic of Ireland2022–20252#885 in 2025
Scotland20241#790 in 2024

Its high point came 11 years earlier in England and Wales (2014) than in Republic of Ireland (2025).

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What is known about Safaa

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #373 in England and Wales in 2014. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.