The baby name Sefa is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /seˈfa/ (SEH-fah).
Sefa is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Sefa is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /seˈfa/ (SEH-fah).
Sefa is Turkish in Origin.
Sefa is a Turkish given name rooted in Arabic safā’ (صفاء), conveying “clarity, serenity, purity.” In contemporary Turkish, sefa also denotes “pleasure, delight, good cheer,” lending the name a dual sense of inner tranquility and joyful living. Ottoman Turkish commonly wrote it as Sefâ. The name is predominantly masculine in Turkey and neighboring Balkan communities influenced by Ottoman culture.
Documented in Ottoman records and maintained through the Republican era, Sefa remains familiar in modern Turkey and among the diaspora. Close variants and related forms include Safa (Arabic/Persian/Urdu, often unisex), Safaa/Safā’ (typically feminine in Arabic), and the historical spelling Sefâ. In Spanish-speaking contexts, Sefa also appears informally as a hypocoristic for Josefa, though this is an unrelated etymology. The name’s appeal lies in its concise sound and uplifting semantic field of purity, serenity, and cheerful ease.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 678 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| AZ | 0 | #42 | 2 | 706 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #62 | 13 | 1,051 |
| SI | 0 | #80 | 1 | 1,612 | |
| KZ | 0 | #94 | 1 | 1,452 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #116 | 15 | 1,400 |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| TR | 0 | #149 | 16,811 | 19,440 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2016 | #191 | 2 | 1,526 |
| DK | 0 | #205 | 2 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #208 | 4 | 3,402 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #230 | 2 | 3,559 |
| GH | 0 | #232 | 12 | 5,396 | |
| BD | 0 | #235 | 7 | 5,992 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #268 | 6 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #289 | 10 | 5,122 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #292 | 5 | 6,578 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #309 | 37 | 8,138 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #314 | 11 | 6,973 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #315 | 11 | 7,401 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #350 | 9 | 7,678 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #360 | 27 | 8,413 |
| France | Girls | 1995 | #364 | 3 | 2,174 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #382 | 6 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #389 | 54 | 2,180 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| Germany | 0 | #420 | 18 | 2,542 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #463 | 4 | 10,523 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #494 | 11 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #494 | 12 | 12,621 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #526 | 10 | 12,703 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #602 | 4 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #641 | 27 | 13,071 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #698 | 10 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #714 | 243 | 5,697 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #762 | 6 | 11,684 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #784 | 168 | 5,873 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #822 | 17 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #839 | 145 | 5,561 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #854 | 33 | 15,035 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2017 | #881 | 5 | 7,410 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #912 | 7 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #915 | 21 | 25,931 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #936 | 16 | 16,906 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #940 | 16 | 5,933 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #986 | 7 | 12,708 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,001 | 9 | 14,742 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,099 | 78 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,264 | 9 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,410 | 37 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,424 | 48 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,539 | 76 | 28,008 |
Sefa is popular in 65 countries — most recent births per country:
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