Boys' name · since 1995
Souleymane
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 447 babies named Souleymane, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,438 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,963 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 447
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Souleymane currently ranks #4963 among boys' names in America, with 447 babies recorded since 1995.
Social Security Administration records show Souleymane recorded 447 times among boys since 1995, holding rank #4963 nationally today, ahead of 64% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #8,438 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,963 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 447 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Souleymane ranks #8,438 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,963 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 447 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,438 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,963 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 447
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Souleymane's 447 recorded births place it above 81.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Souleymane compares
447 Top 47% higher than 53% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Souleymane's all-time total is 21% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Souleymane | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 447 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 34 | 22,252 |
Souleymane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Souleymane splits its recorded history at 2011: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Souleymane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Souleymane by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (158 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Souleymane's strongest decade.
158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Souleymane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
158 births
- 2010s
2010s
157 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 158 births (35% of all-time use).
Souleymane by state
Where Souleymane concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
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- Souleymane's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (158 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Souleymanes (189 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Souleymane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~30 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1995–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Souleymane draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.