Sufyan

“From Arabic Sufyān” — Arabic origin

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

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.

Around the world: about 1 in 4,800 boys in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 6,300 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 11,000 boys in Canada (2024).

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

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 · Qasim · Zaydan · Subhan · Rakan

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