UK girl's name
Saffir
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2019. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Saffir is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Saffir popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2019 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3541, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2019, with 6 births.
This profile covers 17 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 2009 to 2019. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Saffir is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 17 living people in the UK are called Saffir. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2020 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Saffir ranked #3541 for girls in England and Wales in 2019, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2019, when 6 girls were registered as Saffir.
- • About 17 living people in the UK are estimated to have Saffir as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3541
2019
Births in 2019
6
Latest year
Peak year
2019
6 births
Estimated living
17
2026
Popularity
Saffir over time
The chart below shows babies named Saffir registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2009 to 2019. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Saffir, the clearest high point is 2019. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2019, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Saffir by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Saffir was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4427 | 14 | 3 |
| 2000s | #5556 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Saffir
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- Sophia 46,936
- Scarlett 34,261
- Sienna 32,418
- Sofia 29,136
- Sarah 27,961
- Shannon 25,510
- Summer 24,167
- Sara 14,205
- Skye 13,654
- Samantha 12,697
- Stephanie 9,309
FAQ
Saffir: questions and answers
How popular is the name Saffir in the UK right now?
In 2019, Saffir was ranked #3541 for girls in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Saffir most popular?
The peak year on record was 2019, with 6 babies registered as Saffir in England and Wales.
How many people are called Saffir in the UK?
A total of 17 babies have been registered as Saffir across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.