Sufyan

Origin: Arabic — From Arabic Sufyān

Boy's name · #2252 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Sufyan is climbing: on the charts since 1987, it reached #2252 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 60 boys given the name last year. Roughly 650 have carried it all-time.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#588 in Austria (2025) · #779 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,598 in Canada (2024).

Famous Sufyans

Sufyan al-Thawri — Islamic scholar and founder of Thawri Madhhab (716–778)
Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah — Meccan Islamic religious scholar (725–814)
Sufyan ibn Awf — Arab military commander
Sufyan Mehmood — Omani cricketer
Sufyan Moqeem — Pakistani cricketer

Similar names: Jahsir · Zubair · Musab · Safwan · Subhan · Zaydan

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