Here are the number of births in 2016 for various spellings of Safiya (87), Safia (55), Safiyah (32) and Saffiyah (22)
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The SSA recorded 7 American baby girls named Shamika in 2011, and 6 named Shameka in 2010
Shakira
Shakira has never made it into the Top 500 American baby girl names, but it did reach No. 535 in 2002
Selma
Selma has not been in the Top 1000 American baby girl names since 1956 when its rank was 942
Salma
Salma is the feminine form of Salim or Salam
Syed
Syed’s highest rank in the Top 1000 American male names was in 2000 at No. 754. It fell off the list after 2003.
Salman
86 American boys were named Salman in 2013 while 7 were named Salmaan.
Rabia
In 2013, Rabia was roughly 3 times more popular in the UK (33) than the USA (12)
Raven
Raven was a Top 300 American baby girl name between 2000 and 2004
Rihanna
Rihanna entered the most popular American baby girl names in 2006 at No. 529. By 2014, it was gone from the Top 1000
Reza
29 American baby boys were named Reza in 2016