MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Saphi mean?
Safi comes from Arabic ṣafī, an adjective connected with purity and selection. As a noun it can designate a close or chosen friend, extending the name's relational sense.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सफ़ी
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
सफी
13,266 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Saphi in Indian usage
13,266 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling सफी.
Mostly recorded for boys (95%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 664 records (5%).
- Recorded as male: 12,602 records (95%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,122 |
| 1950s | 2,085 |
| 1960s | 2,837 |
| 1970s | 2,784 |
| 1980s | 2,687 |
| 1990s | 1,402 |
| Other decades | 349 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 5,946 |
| Bihar | 3,551 |
| Rajasthan | 2,398 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 656 |
| Haryana | 407 |
| Other states | 308 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001