Safaa is a distinctive choice, ranked #596 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Safaa in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#596
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About the Name Safaa
Safaa is steadily gaining in popularity, up 39 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #373 in 2014, and it currently sits at #565. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Safaa is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Safaa in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Safaa
Safaa Hassan — Safaa Hassan is an Egyptian Paralympic powerlifter.
Safaa Thiab — Safa Diab an Iraqi writer and author, born in 1975 in Iraq.
Safaa Rashed — Safaa Rashid Mahmood Al-Jumaili is an Iraqi weightlifter competing in the 85 kg category.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Safaa
Unlikely. With around 65 UK babies named Safaa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Safaa in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Safaa has been fairly steady, ranked #596 in 2025 against #604 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #373 in 2014.
Safaa is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Safaa include: Safaa Hassan, Safaa Rashed and Safaa Hadi. Short summaries for each appear below.
Safaa does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Safaas in the wild.
65
UK babies named Safaa (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 8 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Safaa
Almost certainly the only Safaa in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Safaa
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story