Pure, clear, or sincere
Derived from the Arabic root 'safa', meaning pure or untroubled. It is often used to denote someone who is sincere, clean, or a true friend. While traditionally masculine in many cultures, it is increasingly used as a short, modern unisex choice in the West.
Less common today
Safi isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #6,189 in 2020.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
Olympic wrestler for Lebanon
Acclaimed Senegalese film director and ethnologist