Sufian is a distinctive choice, ranked #3256 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Sufian in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#3256
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About the Name Sufian
Sufian ranked #3,256 in 2025, down from its peak of #1,431 in 2016 — still a familiar name, but past its high point. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Sufian is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Sufian in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Sufian
Shakil Abu Sufian — Shakil Abu Sufian is a Bangladeshi chess player International Master and National Chess Coach.
Sufian Anuar — Muhammad Sufian bin Anuar is a Singapore international former footballer who played as a forward.
Sufian Sultan — Sufian Sultan is an agricultural engineer and a Palestinian lecturer who holds a PhD in Agricultural Engineering.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Sufian
Unlikely. With around 6 UK babies named Sufian per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sufian in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sufian is declining: down 1,321 places since 2020, to #3,256 in 2025. It peaked at #1,431 in 2016.
Sufian is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Sufian include: Shakil Abu Sufian, Sufian Anuar and Sufian Sultan. Short summaries for each appear below.
Sufian does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Sufians in the wild.
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UK babies named Sufian (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 1321 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Sufian
Almost certainly the only Sufian in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Sufian
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Monnujan Sufian is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member from Women's Reserved Seat-41 and from Khulna-3 constituencies.
Sufian Tayeh, often spelled Sofyan Taya and also known as Abu Osama, was a Palestinian scientist who served as president of the Islamic University of Gaza from August 2023 until his killing in December 2023.
Sufian bin Haji Sabtu is a politician and civil servant from Brunei who is the incumbent Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) since 2022, and the director Internal Security Department (ISD) since 2020.