Boys' name · since 1972
Sulaiman
1,872 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.
- #3,443 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,592 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,872
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sulaiman is the #1592 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,872 recorded since 1972.
Sulaiman has 1,872 recorded births among boys since 1972, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1592 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #3,443 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,592 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,872 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sulaiman ranks #3,443 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,592 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,872 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,443 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,592 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,872
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sulaiman's 1,872 recorded births place it above 92.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Sulaiman compares
1,872 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Sulaiman's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sulaiman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,872 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 119 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sulaiman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sulaiman's full recorded timeline at 1999, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 119 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sulaiman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 119
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Sulaiman by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (661 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Sulaiman's strongest decade.
661 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Sulaiman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 77
1970s
77 births
- 1980s 95
1980s
95 births
- 1990s 160
1990s
160 births
- 2000s 252
2000s
252 births
- 2010s
2010s
661 births
- 2020s
2020s
627 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 661 births (35% of all-time use).
How Sulaiman compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sulaiman's total volume
Sulaiman by state
Where Sulaiman concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 192 | 10.3% |
| #2 | California | | 148 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 125 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 83 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 77 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 30 | 1.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 30 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 21 | 1.1% |
192 of 1,872 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Sulaiman appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sulaiman's data
- Sulaiman's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (661 total births) through the 2020s (627) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sulaimans (192 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sulaiman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Sulaiman 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.