Sultan
Sultan was the 1243rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 161 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 806 places. More babies were named Sultan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,243 boys, up 192 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 161boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025161 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,396babies recorded
Sultan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,243 | 161 |
| 2020 | #1,435 | 121 |
| 2010 | #2,908 | 41 |
| 2000 | #3,744 | 22 |
| 1990 | #3,442 | 18 |
| 1980 | #3,080 | 15 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sultan, counting every spelling?
Sultan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,175 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,243 for Sultan on its own. Together these spellings went to 161 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sultan | 161 | #1,243 | 695 |
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 Sultan?
161 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sultan (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sultan 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 52 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sultan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sultan?
About 2,300 people born in the US named Sultan are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 25. That makes Sultan 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.
Sultan by state
How common Sultan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Virginia (3.7×), New York (2.4×), Illinois (2.2×), Michigan (1.9×). In 37 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 Sultan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sultan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sultan
How popular is the name Sultan?
Sultan was the 1243rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 161 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 806 places. More babies were named Sultan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Sultan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sultan in the US.
Where is Sultan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sultan was most common in Virginia (0.30 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Illinois.