UK boy's name
Safyaan
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2012. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Safyaan is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Safyaan popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2012 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4805, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2002, with 8 births.
This profile covers 28 England and Wales registrations across 7 recorded years from 1996 to 2012. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 38% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 28 living people in the UK are called Safyaan. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2013 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Safyaan ranked #4805 for boys in England and Wales in 2012, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2002, when 8 boys were registered as Safyaan.
- • About 28 living people in the UK are estimated to have Safyaan as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4805
2012
Births in 2012
3
Latest year
Peak year
2002
8 births
Estimated living
28
2026
Popularity
Safyaan over time
The chart below shows babies named Safyaan registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2012. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Safyaan, the clearest high point is 2002. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2012, compared with 8 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Safyaan by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Safyaan was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4805 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #2940 | 19 | 4 |
| 1990s | #2882 | 6 | 2 |
Related
Names similar to Safyaan
- Samuel 108,505
- Sebastian 33,008
- Sam 20,889
- Stanley 16,354
- Sonny 15,028
- Sean 15,006
- Scott 12,587
- Seth 9,841
- Syed 9,050
- Stephen 8,884
- Spencer 8,333
- Steven 6,970
FAQ
Safyaan: questions and answers
How popular is the name Safyaan in the UK right now?
In 2012, Safyaan was ranked #4805 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Safyaan most popular?
The peak year on record was 2002, with 8 babies registered as Safyaan in England and Wales.
How many people are called Safyaan in the UK?
A total of 28 babies have been registered as Safyaan across the 7 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.