Safa
Safa is a female given name: 99% of people named Safa are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 4 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Arabic and Persian countries, United States, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 1,700 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Safa
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Safa," in English, "Guten Tag Safa," in German. Safa is a female given name: about 99% of people named Safa are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Safa,
German
Guten Tag Safa,
French
Bonjour Safa,
Spanish
Estimado/a Safa:
Chinese
Safa您好：
Japanese
Safa様
English
Hi Safa,
German
Hi Safa,
French
Salut Safa,
Spanish
Hola Safa,
Chinese
Safa你好：
Japanese
Safaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic and Persian countries | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | uncommon | woman's name | 0% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Turkey | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 1,700 female · 1,700 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Safa a male or female name?
Safa is a female given name: 99% of people named Safa are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 4 countries covered.
How do I address Safa in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Safa," in English, "Guten Tag Safa," in German. Safa is a female given name: about 99% of people named Safa are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Safa a unisex name?
Safa is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Safa are men. Safa leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Safa a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/safa (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_safa,
title = {Is Safa a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/safa},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}