Safwan
Safwan was the 2075th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 72 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,278 places. More babies were named Safwan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,075 boys, up 503 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 72boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202572 babies
- Total since 1880
- 965babies recorded
Safwan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,075 | 72 |
| 2020 | #2,578 | 50 |
| 2010 | #3,791 | 28 |
| 2000 | #4,749 | 16 |
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How popular is Safwan, counting every spelling?
Safwan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 72 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 72 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safwan | 72 | #2,075 | 299 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Safwan?
72 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Safwan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Safwan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 116 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Safwan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Safwan?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Safwan are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 16. That makes Safwan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Safwan by state
How common Safwan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (8.7×), New York (5.7×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Safwan
How popular is the name Safwan?
Safwan was the 2075th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 72 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,278 places. More babies were named Safwan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Safwan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Safwan in the US.
Where is Safwan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Safwan was most common in Minnesota (0.30 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Illinois.