NameTides

Safwan

Safwan was the #2,056 boys' name in the US in 2025 (72 babies), and #798 in England & Wales and #1,565 in Canada.

Safwan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Safwan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Safwan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,056 (72)#798 (41)—#432 (8)#1,565 (14)
2024#2,444 (56)#711 (50)——#1,654 (12)
2023#2,541 (52)#614 (58)#728 (3)—#1,283 (16)
2022#2,299 (62)#949 (32)——#1,483 (13)
2021#2,373 (57)#907 (33)——#1,342 (15)
2020#2,546 (50)#723 (45)—#741 (3)#1,708 (10)
2019#2,421 (55)#798 (39)—#764 (3)#1,737 (10)
2018#2,262 (60)#721 (47)——#1,471 (12)
2017#2,637 (47)#943 (32)——#1,720 (10)
2016#2,935 (40)#833 (38)——#1,683 (10)
2015#3,299 (34)#740 (44)——#1,458 (12)
2014#2,847 (41)#714 (45)——#1,778 (9)
2013#4,064 (24)#783 (40)—#711 (3)#1,164 (17)
2012#3,297 (33)#719 (46)——#1,655 (10)
2011#3,695 (28)#743 (42)——#1,681 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,056.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1983.

How common is it?

about 1 in 24,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 24,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 6,600uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Safwan is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 26,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 33,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Safwan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #511MNIllinois: #935ILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: #583NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Safwan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Safwan (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SafwanCanadaBoys#1,56514
SafwanEngland & WalesBoys#79841
SafwanIrelandBoys#4328
SafwanNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
SafwanScotlandBoys—too few
SafwanUSBoys#2,05672