US rank #5340 Boys' name Peak 2024 189 births

Sufian — #5340 US boys' name

189 babies named Sufian in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s302010s772020s70
#5340
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Sufian was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

18 babies were named Sufian in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sufian

The Social Security Administration has registered 189 babies named Sufian between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sufian currently holds the #5340 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sufian performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sufian shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sufian in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sufian in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 189 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sufian at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

189

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2024

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,340

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sufian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
18
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 20242021201820152011200720001994 6

Sufian by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
77 births that decade — 41% of Sufian's all-time total
1990s122000s302010s772020s70

Sufian by state

Where Sufian concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sufian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.6%
New York share of Sufian's total US births 2.6%

5 of 189 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sufian?
189 babies have been named Sufian since 1994. It currently ranks #5340 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 18 births.
When was Sufian most popular?
Sufian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Sufian most popular?
The top states for the name Sufian are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Sufian been used?
Sufian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sufian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sufyan, Sufyaan, Sufiyan, Sufjan. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1994–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.