Sufyan
Sufyan was the 2252nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,511 places. More babies were named Sufyan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,252 boys, up 1,549 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 63boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202563 babies
- Total since 1880
- 646babies recorded
Sufyan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,252 | 63 |
| 2020 | #3,801 | 28 |
| 2010 | #5,442 | 17 |
| 2000 | #5,007 | 15 |
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How popular is Sufyan, counting every spelling?
Sufyan is the most common spelling of a name family that had 69 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 69 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sufyan | 63 | #2,252 | 186 |
| Sufyaan | 6 | #11,812 | 36 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sufyan?
63 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sufyan (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sufyan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 133 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sufyan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sufyan?
About 600 people born in the US named Sufyan are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 4 and 18. That makes Sufyan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sufyan by state
How common Sufyan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.4×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Sufyan
How popular is the name Sufyan?
Sufyan was the 2252nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,511 places. More babies were named Sufyan in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sufyan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sufyan in the US.
Where is Sufyan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sufyan was most common in New York (0.05 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Illinois.