Sufyan is a distinctive choice, ranked #702 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Sufyan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#702
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Sufyan
Unlikely. With around 51 UK babies named Sufyan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sufyan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sufyan is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 127 places over the last five years to #702 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 Gulam Ismail is a British serial entrepreneur and philanthropist, who has been ranked amongst the 500 most influential Muslims in the world on five...; Sufyan — Sufyan (Arabic: سُفْيَان, romanized: Sufyān) is an Arabic name.; Sufyan Khan — Sufyan Muhammad Khan is a Pakistani field hockey player..
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.
51
UK babies named Sufyan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 127 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
Likely around 1 other Sufyan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ 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. He is the founder of 1st Ethical, a UK FSA-authorised, Shariah-compliant investment firm, of the tax consultancy OneE, and of the Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) advocacy group that aims to combat Islamophobia and champion Muslim involvement in media, politics and civic engagement.
Sufyan (Arabic: سُفْيَان, romanized: Sufyān) is an Arabic name. Nader Sufyan Abbas, Qatari weightlifter Abu Sufyan Al-Azdi, Saudi Arabian deputy leader of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Khaled bin Sufyan Al-Hathali (died 625), belonged to the Banu Lahyan tribe at the time of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (560–652), leader of the Quraish tribe of Mecca Muawiyah ibn-abi-Sufyan or Muawiyah I (602–680) established the Umayyad Dynasty of the caliphate Sufyan Ben Qumu or Abu Sufian bin Qumu, citizen of Libya held in Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith, son of Ḥārith ibn Abd al-Muttalib and a sahaba (companion) and a cousin of Muhammad Ramla bint Abi Sufyan (c.
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.