Fun Facts About the Name Safaree
- 57 babies named Safaree: U.S. records list 57 babies given the name Safaree from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Safaree Mean?
Safaree most likely comes from the Swahili word safari, meaning "journey" or "expedition," so its meaning is "journey." Swahili took the word from Arabic safar (سفر), "travel" or "a journey," which is built on the root s-f-r. English later borrowed safari from Swahili in that same sense.
The given name matches the sound of safari exactly and simply spells the final vowel -ee rather than -i, a common way English reshapes borrowed words. Because the personal name has no recorded traditional etymology, it cannot be confirmed that a given bearer's name was taken from the Swahili word rather than chosen independently.
Safaree Name History & Origins
Arabic safar means "journey" or "travel." Swahili, the Bantu language of the East African coast that has absorbed many Arabic loanwords, adopted it as safari for any journey or expedition. English took the word from Swahili by the mid-nineteenth century, when British explorers and colonial officers in East Africa used it for hunting and exploring parties; the meaning later widened to cover wildlife-watching trips, which is its main sense today.
The related-looking Islamic month name Safar is a separate word, traditionally explained as referring to emptied houses rather than to travel, and it is not the source of the journey sense.
The personal name Safaree keeps the sounds of safari and adds an English-style final -ee. It is used as a given name in the United States and in Jamaica. Safaree Samuels, an American musician and television personality, is a well-known bearer, though one public figure's name says nothing about the name's earlier history.
How Popular is the Name Safaree?
Safaree has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2018. Its best rank was #7,522 in 2018.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,531 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #11,978 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #8,853 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #11,870 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #9,394 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #7,522 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #11,951 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #11,869 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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