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How popular is the name Safwaan?
Births per year, rank history and how many Safwaans are alive today.
Safwaan (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 3684th in 2025 and given to 5 babies. The name peaked in 2003, when 18 babies were given the name, the 1011th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2016, with 18 babies given the name that year. It has declined since 2003; the 2025 figure is roughly 28% of its peak.
The Safwaan you are most likely to meet is around 23 years old - or else around 11: the name has two living generations. Half of all Safwaans born in England and Wales are between 11 and 28, and there are at least 340 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Safwaan - on average, only one in every 892 such rooms contains a Safwaan.
How many babies are named Safwaan each year?
Where does Safwaan rank among boys' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Safwaan most popular?
Safwaan peaked in 2003, when 18 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Safwaan?
At least 340 people named Safwaan born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Safwaan?
Most living Safwaans are between 11 and 28; the most common age is about 23. There is a second cluster around 11.
Is Safwaan becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 2003 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.