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What does the name Safia mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Safia

User Submitted Origins

Arabic
86%
Kurdish
7%
American
7%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Canada says the name Safia means "Pure, Best Friends, or Lion's Share" and is of Arabic origin.
  2. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Safia means "Pure beautiful chosen one" and is of Arabic origin.
  3. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Safia is of Arabic origin and means "Pure friends".
  4. 3 submissions from all over the world agree the name Safia means "Pure" and is of Arabic origin.
  5. According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Safia is of Arabic origin and means "Pure friendly and wise".
  6. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Safia is of Arabic origin and means "The first name safia means pure and confident".
  7. A user from Pennsylvania, U.S. says the name Safia is of Arabic origin and means "Pure, courageous, loyal".
  8. A submission from Turkey says the name Safia means "Chosen" and is of Kurdish origin.
  9. A user from Texas, U.S. says the name Safia means "Lion".
  10. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Safia means "clean" and is of Arabic origin.
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Notable Persons Named Safia

Notable Persons Named Safia

Safia Farkash

Safia Farkash is a businesswoman. Safia was born in 1952 in Bayda, Libya. Safia is also known as Safia Farkash el-Brasai.

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Safia Minney

Safia was born in 1964.

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Safia Nafisa Shah

Safia Nafisa Shah is an editor, freelance writer and producer, and independent retailer. Safia was born as the child of Idries Shah on November 16th, 1966. Safia is also known as Thomas and Safia (married name).

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Safia El Emari

Safia El Emari is an actor and actress. She has had major accomplishments since 1976. Safia was given the name Safia Mustafa Mohamed Omari on January 20th, 1949 in El-Mahalla El-Kubra.

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Safia Ahmed-Jan

Safia was born in 1941. She died in 2006.

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Safia Taleb Ali Suhail

Safia was born in 1965.

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Fun Facts about the name Safia

  • How Popular is the name Safia? Safia is the 9,374th most popular name of all time.
  • How many people with the first name Safia have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,260 babies born with the first name Safia in the United States. That's more than enough people named Safia to occupy the territory of Niue (New Zealand) with an estimated population of 1,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Safia? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1975 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Safia first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Safia is Sunday, May 15th, 1892.
  • What year had the most people named Safia born? The highest recorded use of the first name Safia was in 2013 with a total of 61 babies.
  • Random Safia Factoid: According to the 1989 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Safia is not a popular baby girl's name in New York. Imagine that, only 7 babies in New York have the same name in 1989.
  • Weird things about the name Safia: The name spelled backwards is Aifas. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Fsaia. How do you pronounce that?
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