Safaa is a distinctive choice, ranked #565 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Safaa in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#565
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Safaa
Unlikely. With around 69 UK babies named Safaa per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Safaa in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Safaa is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 39 places over the last five years to #565 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 Hassan is an Egyptian Paralympic powerlifter.; Safaa Rashed — Safaa Rashid Mahmood Al-Jumaili is an Iraqi weightlifter competing in the 85 kg category.; Safaa Hadi — Safaa Hadi Abdullah Al-Furaiji is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a Defensive midfielder for club Duhok SC..
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.
69
UK babies named Safaa (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 39 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
Likely around 1 other Safaa in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
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
Safa Diab an Iraqi writer and author, born in 1975 in Iraq. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Arabic literature from the University of Baghdad, after neglecting his studies at the University of Technology because of his love of studying literature and arts.
Safaa Hegazy station (Arabic: محطة صفاء حجازي) is a station served by line 3 of the Cairo Metro. It is located in Zamalek, Cairo, in front of Sharbatly apartment building and a number of embassies.
Safaa Kumari is a Syrian born plant virologist. She is known for developing a disease resistant variety of faba bean that is resistant to the faba bean necrotic yellows virus (FBNYV).
Safaa Mohammed Ali was an Iraqi militant who carried out the 2005 Amman bombings. He has been also referred to as one of the Al-Qaeda members who planned the 9/11 bombing on The Pentagon and the Twin Towers.