Boys' name · since 2001
Sufiyan
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 181 babies named Sufiyan, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,593 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,024 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 181
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
181 babies have been named Sufiyan since 2001, making it today's #4024 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sufiyan recorded 181 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #4024 nationally today, ahead of 71% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #13,593 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,024 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 181 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sufiyan ranks #13,593 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,024 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 181 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,593 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,024 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 181
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Sufiyan's 181 recorded births place it above 70.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sufiyan compares
181 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sufiyan's all-time total is 51% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sufiyan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 181 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sufiyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sufiyan's full recorded timeline at 2019, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sufiyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Sufiyan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (108 births, 60% of the file).
2020s was Sufiyan's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Sufiyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 108 births (60% of all-time use).
Sufiyan by state
Where Sufiyan concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 6.6% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 3.3% |
12 of 181 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- New York records the most Sufiyans (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sufiyan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sufiyan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.