Safiyyah is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #8140 in 2012 with 15 recorded births. This places Safiyyah in the top 42% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2025 with 36 births ranking #4052. In 2012, approximately 1 in every 117,383 girls born was named Safiyyah. RISING Recent data shows the name is currently rising.
Safiyyah is a dignified Arabic name usually linked with purity and sincerity. It feels formal, graceful, and strongly connected to Islamic naming tradition.
This fuller transliteration keeps the traditional Arabic form especially visible in English spelling. Its long religious and historical use gives it strong cultural grounding.