Sufyan comes from the Arabic tradition, meaning Slender.
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How popular is Sufyan?
2024peak year
Sufyan reached its widest reach during the 2020s. In 2024, 46 babies received the name (ranked #2819). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #4046), with about 29 babies given the name annually. Sufyan's usage has held roughly steady recently. The all-time total comes to roughly 583 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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