Sulaiman Boy
How popular is Sulaiman?
#1,585 boy name in 2025
107 baby boys were named Sulaiman in the US in 2025, making it the 1585th most popular boy name.
Sulaiman popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,585 for boys (▼ 64 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 107 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+57% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,068 in 2015, #1,634 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (119 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,498 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1972 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Sulaiman counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Sulaiman family of names ranked #1,083 for boys in 2025 (#1,153 the year before), with 168 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sulaiman | 107 | 64% |
| Sulayman | 61 | 36% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Sulaiman is most popular
Babies named Sulaiman per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Sulaiman by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77 | #3,011 |
| 1980s | 95 | #2,911 |
| 1990s | 160 | #2,899 |
| 2000s | 252 | #3,018 |
| 2010s | 661 | #1,661 |
| 2020s | 627 | #1,498 |
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Questions
- Is Sulaiman a boy or girl name?
- Sulaiman is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Sulaiman were boys.
- How popular is the name Sulaiman?
- 107 baby boys were named Sulaiman in the US in 2025, making it the 1585th most popular boy name.
- When was Sulaiman most popular?
- Sulaiman peaked in 2023, when 119 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,498 in 2023.
- How many people are named Sulaiman?
- 1,872 babies have been named Sulaiman in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,845 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Sulaiman most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Sulaiman was most common in Virginia, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.