Safwan

Meaning and origin of Safwan

Popularity of Safwan in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Safwan has been rising (+6.6% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Safwan every 26 schools.

Safwan in English-speaking countries

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  706^th boys’ name149 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,546+4.5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,156^th boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 7,725

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  763^rd boys’ name8 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,978

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  180 babies in 3 years1 boy in 28,564+2.5% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Safwan and Safwân are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Safwân20

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Safwan

• Sanad
• Sekou
• Selim
• Souhayl
• Sajid
• Junayd
• Zeyd
• Haron
• Ahmad
• Ishak
• Samir
• Salim

See also

• →French names of Arabic origin