US rank #1540 Boys' name Peak 2023 1,763 births

Sulaiman — #1540 US boys' name

1,763 babies named Sulaiman in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s771980s951990s1602000s2522010s6612020s518
#1540
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Sulaiman was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

119 babies were named Sulaiman in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sulaiman

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,763 babies named Sulaiman between 1972 and 2024, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sulaiman currently holds the #1540 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 119 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sulaiman performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 661 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sulaiman shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 180 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sulaiman in 16 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sulaiman in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,763 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sulaiman at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,763

Since 1972

53 years of records

Peak year

2023

119 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,540

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1972

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sulaiman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1972

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
119
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
050100150 202420172010200319961989198219751972 10

Sulaiman by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
661 births that decade — 37% of Sulaiman's all-time total
1970s771980s951990s1602000s2522010s6612020s518

Sulaiman by state

Where Sulaiman concentrates geographically — total births since 1972

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sulaiman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
180 10.2%
#2 California
140 7.9%
#3 Texas
108 6.1%
#4 Illinois
74 4.2%
#5 Virginia
67 3.8%
#6 New Jersey
30 1.7%
#7 Florida
21 1.2%
#8 Michigan
20 1.1%
New York share of Sulaiman's total US births 10.2%
Even split

180 of 1,763 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.

Sulaiman appears in 16 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sulaiman?
1,763 babies have been named Sulaiman since 1972. It currently ranks #1540 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 119 births.
When was Sulaiman most popular?
Sulaiman was most popular in the 2010s decade with 661 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Sulaiman most popular?
The top states for the name Sulaiman are New York (180 births), California (140 births), Texas (108 births).
How long has the name Sulaiman been used?
Sulaiman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 53 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sulaiman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sullivan, Sultan, Suleiman, Sulayman, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.