Boys' name · since 1983
Safwan
Safwan has 965 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,254 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,071 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 965
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Safwan currently ranks #2071 among boys' names in America, with 965 babies recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Safwan recorded 965 times among boys since 1983, holding rank #2071 nationally today, ahead of 85% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #5,254 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,071 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 965 born since 1983
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Safwan ranks #5,254 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,071 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 965 born since 1983, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,254 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,071 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 965
- born since 1983
- 2010s
- peak decade
Safwan's 965 recorded births place it above 88.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Safwan compares
965 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Safwan's all-time total is 162% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Safwan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 965 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 34 | 22,252 |
Safwan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Safwan splits its recorded history at 2009: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1983 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 72 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Safwan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Safwan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (390 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Safwan's strongest decade.
390 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Safwan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s
2000s
178 births
- 2010s
2010s
390 births
- 2020s
2020s
349 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 390 births (40% of all-time use).
How Safwan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Safwan's total volume
Safwan by state
Where Safwan concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 250 | 25.9% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 71 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.5% |
250 of 965 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Safwan appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Safwan's data
- Safwan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (390 total births) through the 2020s (349) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Safwans (250 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Safwan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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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, 1983–2025 (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 Safwan 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.