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Safwan

Boy

Meaning of Safwan: Arabic: 'pure' or 'rock'

Safwan is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2041st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 711th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2041

72 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#711

50 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

965

First recorded 1983 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 6 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 7 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 11 babies2002: 19 babies2003: 16 babies2004: 18 babies2005: 22 babies2006: 15 babies2007: 18 babies2008: 21 babies2009: 22 babies2010: 28 babies20102011: 28 babies2012: 33 babies2013: 24 babies2014: 41 babies2015: 34 babies2016: 40 babies2017: 47 babies2018: 60 babies2019: 55 babies2020: 50 babies20202021: 57 babies2022: 62 babies2023: 52 babies2024: 56 babies2025: 72 babies
US babies named Safwan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 72.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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