Sulayman
Sulayman was the 2300th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 61 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,087 places. More babies were named Sulayman in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,300 boys, up 1,343 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 61boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202561 babies
- Total since 1880
- 743babies recorded
Sulayman popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,300 | 61 |
| 2020 | #3,643 | 30 |
| 2010 | #4,656 | 21 |
| 2000 | #6,764 | 10 |
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How popular is Sulayman, counting every spelling?
Sulayman is a spelling of Sulaiman, a name family that ranked #880 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,300 for Sulayman 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 Sulayman?
61 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sulayman (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sulayman 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 138 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sulayman.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sulayman?
About 700 people born in the US named Sulayman are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 19. That makes Sulayman 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.
Sulayman by state
How common Sulayman was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 46 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
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Questions about the name Sulayman
How popular is the name Sulayman?
Sulayman was the 2300th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 61 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,087 places. More babies were named Sulayman in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sulayman a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sulayman in the US.
Where is Sulayman most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sulayman was most common in Illinois (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and California.