Safwan

“Arabic name — borne by a companion of Muhammad” — Arabic origin

Boy's name · #2075 in the US (2025) · Trending

Safwan is climbing: on the charts since 1983, it reached #2075 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 70 boys given the name last year. Roughly 970 have carried it all-time. In Minnesota it runs about 8× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,300 boys in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 2,600 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 3,000 boys in Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Safwans

Safwan ibn Umayya — companion of Muhammad
Safwan bin Muattal — companion of Muhammad
Safwan Khalil — Australian taekwondo practitioner
Safwan Mbaé — French-Comorian association football player
Ṣafwān ibn Idrīs — Muslim scholar and poet (1164/6 – 1202)

What Safwans become

Among 27 notable people named Safwan:

No single standout — notable Safwans spread across many fields.

Similar names: Jahsir · Zaydan · Eesa · Luqman · Subhan · Rakan

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