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Safia

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

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

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #440 to #1282.200020052010201520202025#440#1282
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#594
1997#506
1998#589
1999#440
2000#545
2001#466
2002#480
2003#486
2004#533
2005#541
2006#544
2007#597
2008#639
2009#701
2010#664
2011#635
2012#529
2013#554
2014#688
2015#845
2016#790
2017#814
2018#1059
2019#955
2020#992
2021#1224
2022#1282
2023#832
2024#1262
2025#922

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 28 of the 78 years from 1948 to 2025.

In 2025: #524 among girls in Norway, #922 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1948–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1948

    First recorded at #382 among girls in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1948–2025

    Highest recorded position: #381 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1948–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #922 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 4 regions, from 1948 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #381 in Norway in 2019.

Safia'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#92238HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#126226HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#83243HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#128225HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#122427HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#99234HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#95537HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#105933HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#81447HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#79049HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#84544HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#68857HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#55474HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#52980HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#63563HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#66456HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#70152HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#63958HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#59760HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#54466HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#54162HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#53360HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#48666HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#48063HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#46665HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#54550HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#44068HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#58944HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#50654HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#59441HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#5244HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#5104HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#4595HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#4216HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#3819HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#4666HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#5474HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#4647HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#4438HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#5744HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#5904HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#6094HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#6184HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#5266HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#6514HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#4858HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#6754HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#6704HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#6335HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#5945HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#5945HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#5286HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#4767HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#4039HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#5235HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#5494HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#4246HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#3824HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#8833HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#7524HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandfemale#6775HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#6955HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#6655HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#6203HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#7903HighVerified

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

Where Safia is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Safia, between 1948 and 2025, in 44 of those 78 years. 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.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2019England 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 1999Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2002ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419482025
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
Norway1948–202528#381 in 2019
England and Wales1996–202530#440 in 1999
Republic of Ireland2002–20218#620 in 2002
Scotland20241#790 in 2024

Its high point came 25 years earlier in England and Wales (1999) than in Scotland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 13 years after 1948; it appears again in 1962.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Safia

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1948–2025.
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 4 regions, from 1948 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #381 in Norway in 2019. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.