Boys' name · since 2004

Safin

17 babies named Safin in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,383 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2004
2000s
peak decade

17 boys have been named Safin since 2004, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Safin has 17 recorded births among boys since 2004, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2007.

  • #30,383 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 17 born since 2004
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Safin ranks #30,383 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.

#30,383 of 45,481
all-time among boys
17
born since 2004
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Safin's 17 recorded births place it above 32.96% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Safin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Safin's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2004 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Safin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2004)
6
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 200420062007 5

Safin by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (17 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Safin's strongest decade.

17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Safin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 17 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Safin?
Since 2004, Social Security records show 17 babies named Safin. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #30,383 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2007. Its busiest year on record was 2004, with 6 births.
Where does Safin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Safin ranks #30,383 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Safin most popular?
Safin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Safin been used?
Safin has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 4 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Safin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Safwan, Safi, Safir, Safari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Safin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2004–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Safin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.