Safwan Boy

How popular is Safwan?

#2,056 boy name in 2025

72 baby boys were named Safwan in the US in 2025, making it the 2056th most popular boy name.

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957living people named Safwan (est.)
9median age of people named Safwan
965babies named Safwan since 1880
1 in 46,046US babies born in 2025

Safwan popularity over time

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Rank in 2025#2,056 for boys (▲ 388 from 2024)
Babies in 202572 boys
10-year trendRising fast (+112% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,298 in 2015, #2,545 in 2020
Peak year2025 (72 boys)
Highest rank#2,056 in 2025
First recorded1983
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Safwan is most popular

Babies named Safwan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Minnesota: 0.3 per 1,000 (37 boys)
  2. New York: 0.2 per 1,000 (85 boys)
  3. Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (8 boys)
  4. Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  5. Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Safwan by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1980s5#6,234
1990s43#5,834
2000s178#4,057
2010s390#2,261
2020s349#2,056

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Questions

Is Safwan a boy or girl name?
Safwan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Safwan were boys.
How popular is the name Safwan?
72 baby boys were named Safwan in the US in 2025, making it the 2056th most popular boy name.
When was Safwan most popular?
Safwan peaked in 2025, when 72 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,056 in 2025.
How many people are named Safwan?
965 babies have been named Safwan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 957 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
Where is Safwan most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Safwan was most common in Minnesota, at 0.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.