Safiyah - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Safiyah \s(a)-fi-yah\ is pronounced sa-FEE-ah. It is of Arabic, Hindi and Swahili origin, and its meaning is "friend; pure".

Safiyah has 2 variant forms: Safia and Safiya.

Baby names that sound like Safiyah are Sofiah, Sofia and Sofya.

Safiyah is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Safiyah. Click here to compare Safiyah with related baby names.