Sulaiman
Sulaiman was the 1597th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 107 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1500th with 119 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 488 places. More babies were named Sulaiman in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,597 boys, up 48 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 107boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023119 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,872babies recorded
Sulaiman popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,597 | 107 |
| 2020 | #1,645 | 98 |
| 2010 | #2,548 | 49 |
| 2000 | #4,541 | 17 |
| 1990 | #4,639 | 12 |
| 1980 | #6,149 | 6 |
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How popular is Sulaiman, counting every spelling?
Sulaiman is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #880 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,597 for Sulaiman on its own. Together these spellings went to 259 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulaiman | 107 | #1,597 | 529 |
| Suleiman | 91 | #1,777 | 416 |
| Sulayman | 61 | #2,300 | 208 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sulaiman?
107 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sulaiman (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sulaiman born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 78 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sulaiman.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sulaiman?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Sulaiman are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 20. That makes Sulaiman a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sulaiman by state
How common Sulaiman was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (3.6×), New York (2.4×), Michigan (1.9×), Illinois (1.9×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sulaiman: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sulaiman, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sulaiman
How popular is the name Sulaiman?
Sulaiman was the 1597th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 107 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1500th with 119 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 488 places. More babies were named Sulaiman in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sulaiman a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sulaiman in the US.
Where is Sulaiman most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sulaiman was most common in Virginia (0.22 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Michigan.