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Unisex name

Safari

Safari ranks #8,499 out of 55,875 dog names in our data (the #1 dog name is Bella). Across all 5 places, 5 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #9,491 for cats.
Safari's popularity trend

Safari's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank.

0.001%0.002%0.003%200720142017202020232025
Dogs in our data
5
across 5 places
Popularity rank
#8,499
of 55,875 dog names
5-year rank move
+2,522
2020 → 2025
Gender split
69% girls
69% girls31% boys
What does Safari mean?
/səˈfɑːɹ.i/3 syllables

Safari is also an everyday word (noun): “A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or to hunt wild animals in their own environment”.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Safari shows up

Safari's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.

PlayfordAustralia0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America0.0%

Names like Safari

AriFerrariSaffronSaffySafireSafiraMariAtariNariInariKariSari