Given name & surname

Sufian

Sufian is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Sufian isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Sufian through the years

Babies since 1880
200
200 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2024
18 babies
2025
11
#7,612 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+42%
Rising
05101520002025Highest share 20246.4
Sufian in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1994–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,612 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 41.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 315 as a first name in 2020; 202 as a surname in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Sufian, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Cilian

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Sahan

“resembling a falcon”

19Very rareRising fast

>99% boys

Modern

Ezrian

13Very rare

>99% boys

Modern

Samarpan

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Persian · Modern

Sardar

Sardar is a surname from Persian.

11Very rare

>99% boys

Modern

Uzias

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Sufian’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Sufian

A sister for Sufian