Sufyan

Meaning: Not established
Origin: Arabic — Borne by Abu Sufyan, a leader of Mecca in the time of Muhammad

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.

Across the states

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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) · #771 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,642 in Canada (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #4,711 in Italy (2024) · #6,290 in France (2025) · #4,619 in Ecuador (1990).

Famous Sufyans

Sufyan al-Thawri — Islamic scholar and founder of Thawri Madhhab (716–778)
Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah — Meccan Islamic religious scholar (725–814)
Sufyan Mehmood — Omani cricketer (born 1991)
Sufyan Moqeem — Pakistani cricketer (born 1999)
Sufyan Khan — Pakistani field hockey player (born 2004)

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