US rank #13418 Boys' name Peak 2016 102 births

Safal — #13418 US boys' name

102 babies named Safal in U.S. Social Security records since 2010, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#13418
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 6% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Safal was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

14 babies were named Safal in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Safal

The Social Security Administration has registered 102 babies named Safal between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Safal currently holds the #13418 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Safal performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Safal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Safal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 102 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Safal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

102

Since 2010

15 years of records

Peak year

2016

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#13,418

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2010

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2024

Safal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2010

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
14
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
46810121416 20242022202020182016201320112010 5

Safal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
71 births that decade — 70% of Safal's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Safal?
102 babies have been named Safal since 2010. It currently ranks #13418 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 14 births.
When was Safal most popular?
Safal was most popular in the 2010s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Safal been used?
Safal has been recorded in Social Security data since 2010, spanning 15 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Safal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Safwan, Safi, Safari, Safir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2010–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.