The baby name Sofian is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced so-FEE-an (/soʊˈfiːən/); soh-FYAHN (/sɔˈfjan/); soo-FYAHN (Arabic: /sufˈjɑːn/).
Sofian is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Sofian is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced so-FEE-an (/soʊˈfiːən/); soh-FYAHN (/sɔˈfjan/); soo-FYAHN (Arabic: /sufˈjɑːn/).
Sofian is Arabic in Origin.
Sofian is a modern transliteration of the Arabic masculine name Sufyān (سفيان), widely used in the Maghreb and francophone Europe. The Arabic form is commonly glossed as “light, nimble” or “one who walks swiftly,” an interpretation noted in classical lexicons; it is unrelated to Greek sophía “wisdom,” despite occasional confusion.
The name appears in the early Islamic period: Sufyān ibn al-Ḥārith, a cousin and Companion of the Prophet, and later eminent scholars Sufyān al-Thawrī (d. 778) and Sufyān ibn ʿUyayna (d. 813) helped cement its prestige. Contemporary variants include Sofiane and Soufiane (French-influenced), Sufyan/Sufian (English), Sofyan (Southeast Asian), and Sopian or Sopyan (Indonesian); usage today spans North Africa, the Middle East, and European diasporas. In modern registers it peaked in France and Belgium from the 1980s onward, carried by athletes and artists of North African heritage.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | 0 | #31 | 2 | 2,297 | |
| ID | 0 | #38 | 2 | 2,238 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #93 | 41 | 6,332 |
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #108 | 24 | 4,130 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #131 | 7 | 1,769 |
| DZ | 0 | #138 | 6,043 | 20,130 | |
| JO | 0 | #139 | 2 | 2,158 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #176 | 4 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2015 | #185 | 3 | 1,467 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| Belgium | Boys | 2011 | #205 | 23 | 411 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #217 | 4 | 4,970 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #224 | 3 | 5,692 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #229 | 168 | 7,057 |
| LY | 0 | #232 | 388 | 12,703 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| MA | 0 | #262 | 3,526 | 20,986 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| SG | 0 | #279 | 4 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #298 | 154 | 10,523 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| MY | 0 | #311 | 20 | 12,352 | |
| Canada | Boys | 2014 | #325 | 7 | 2,348 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #326 | 7 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| YE | 0 | #356 | 26 | 8,639 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #367 | 21 | 2,865 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #368 | 2 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| EG | 0 | #384 | 17 | 6,387 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #464 | 85 | 10,655 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #509 | 746 | 25,439 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #512 | 96 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| TN | 0 | #543 | 323 | 13,765 | |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #588 | 318 | 15,035 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #600 | 6 | 10,045 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #637 | 31 | 13,071 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #649 | 10 | 13,263 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #653 | 45 | 17,960 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #674 | 9 | 3,552 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #679 | 29 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #691 | 38 | 11,684 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #705 | 231 | 5,610 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #753 | 17 | 18,755 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #866 | 86 | 5,873 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #869 | 13 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #888 | 5 | 7,044 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #893 | 67 | 14,742 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #894 | 59 | 5,697 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #924 | 12 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #965 | 30 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,043 | 50 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,162 | 311 | 10,046 |
| TR | 0 | #1,195 | 17 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,418 | 197 | 28,008 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,427 | 20 | 9,415 |
Sofian is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:
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