Sufyan is a distinctive choice, ranked #771 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Sufyan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#771
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About the Name Sufyan
Sufyan is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 127 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #678 in 1997 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Sufyan is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Sufyan in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Sufyan
Sufyan Ismail — Sufyan Gulam Ismail is a British serial entrepreneur and philanthropist, who has been ranked amongst the 500 most influential Muslims in the world on five occasions.
Sufyan — Sufyan (Arabic: سُفْيَان, romanized: Sufyān) is an Arabic name.
Sufyan Khan — Sufyan Muhammad Khan is a Pakistani field hockey player.
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 Sufyan
Unlikely. With around 43 UK babies named Sufyan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sufyan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sufyan has been fairly steady, ranked #771 in 2025 against #829 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #678 in 1997.
Sufyan 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 Sufyan include: Sufyan Ismail, Sufyan and Sufyan Khan. Short summaries for each appear below.
Sufyan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Sufyans in the wild.
43
UK babies named Sufyan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 58 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Sufyan
Almost certainly the only Sufyan in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
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✨ Similar names to Sufyan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sufyan Gulam Ismail is a British serial entrepreneur and philanthropist, who has been ranked amongst the 500 most influential Muslims in the world on five occasions.
Sufyān ibn ʿAwf ibn al-Mughaffal al-Azdī al-Ghāmidī (Arabic: سفيان بن عوف بن المغفل الأزدي الغامدي) (died 672 or 673/674) was an Arab commander in the service of the Rashidun caliphs Umar (r. 634–644) and Uthman (r.