Boys' name · since 1987
Sufyan
Sufyan has 646 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,247 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 646
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
646 babies have been named Sufyan since 1987, making it today's #2247 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sufyan recorded 646 times among boys since 1987, holding rank #2247 nationally today, ahead of 84% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #6,775 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,247 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 646 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sufyan ranks #6,775 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,247 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 646 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,775 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,247 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 646
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sufyan's 646 recorded births place it above 85.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sufyan compares
646 Top 39% higher than 61% of 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
Sufyan's all-time total is 75% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sufyan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 646 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sufyan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sufyan's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sufyan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Sufyan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (251 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Sufyan's strongest decade.
251 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Sufyan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
138 births
- 2010s
2010s
251 births
- 2020s
2020s
214 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 251 births (39% of all-time use).
How Sufyan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sufyan's total volume
Sufyan by state
Where Sufyan concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 47 | 7.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 32 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 24 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Washington | | 5 | 0.8% |
47 of 646 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Sufyan's data
- Sufyan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (251 total births) through the 2020s (214) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sufyans (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sufyan: 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 (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Sufyan 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.