Safwan is a distinctive choice, ranked #798 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Safwan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#798
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About the Name Safwan
Safwan has held its ground, ranked #798 in 2025 and never far from its best of #614 in 2023 — a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Safwan is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Safwan in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Safwan
Mohamad Safwan — Mohamad Hussein Safwan is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a left-back for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team.
Safwan Mazlan — Muhammad Safwan bin Mazlan is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back or a left-back for Malaysia Super League club Terengganu and the Malaysia national team.
Safwan Hawsawi — Safwan Hawsawi Arabic: صفوان هوساوي is a Saudi football player who currently plays as a defender .
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Safwan
Unlikely. With around 41 UK babies named Safwan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Safwan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Safwan has been fairly steady, ranked #798 in 2025 against #723 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #614 in 2023.
Safwan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Safwan include: Mohamad Safwan, Safwan Mazlan and Safwan Hawsawi. Short summaries for each appear below.
Safwan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Safwans in the wild.
41
UK babies named Safwan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 75 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Safwan
Almost certainly the only Safwan in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Safwan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Muhammad Safwan bin Mazlan is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back or a left-back for Malaysia Super League club Terengganu and the Malaysia national team.
Ṣafwān ibn Umayya ibn Khalaf ibn Wahb ibn Hudhafa ibn Jumah al-Jumahi (Arabic: صفوان بن أمية; died 661) was a sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Ṣafwān ibn al-Muʿaṭṭal al-Sulamī (Arabic: صفوان بن المعطل السلمي; d. 638 or 679) was a sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and an Arab commander in the Muslim conquests.