Recorded 2003–2023 Boys' name Peak 2016 64 births

Safwaan — boys' name

64 babies named Safwaan in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s392020s19
2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Safwaan was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

12 babies were named Safwaan in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Safwaan

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Safwaan between 2003 and 2023, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Safwaan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Safwaan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Safwaan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Safwaan 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 64 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.

Safwaan at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

64

Since 2003

21 years of records

Peak year

2016

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2003

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2023

Safwaan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2003

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
12
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 202320222021201920182017201620152003 6

Safwaan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
39 births that decade — 61% of Safwaan's all-time total
2000s62010s392020s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Safwaan?
64 babies have been named Safwaan since 2003. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 12 births.
When was Safwaan most popular?
Safwaan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Safwaan been used?
Safwaan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 21 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Safwaan?
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, 2003–2023 (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.