US rank #9196 Girls' name Peak 1999 247 births

Sulamita — #9196 US girls' name

247 babies named Sulamita in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s452000s852010s672020s50
#9196
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 48% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Sulamita was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

17 babies were named Sulamita in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sulamita

The Social Security Administration has registered 247 babies named Sulamita between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sulamita currently holds the #9196 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sulamita performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sulamita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Washington, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oregon. In total, SSA state-level files list Sulamita in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sulamita 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 247 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.

Sulamita at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

247

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

1999

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,196

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sulamita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
17
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 202420202016201220072003199919951994 5

Sulamita by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
85 births that decade — 34% of Sulamita's all-time total
1990s452000s852010s672020s50

Sulamita by state

Where Sulamita concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sulamita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Washington
6 2.4%
#2 Oregon
5 2.0%
Washington share of Sulamita's total US births 2.4%
Even split

6 of 247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sulamita?
247 babies have been named Sulamita since 1994. It currently ranks #9196 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 17 births.
When was Sulamita most popular?
Sulamita was most popular in the 2000s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Sulamita most popular?
The top states for the name Sulamita are Washington (6 births), Oregon (5 births).
How long has the name Sulamita been used?
Sulamita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sulamita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sulema, Sula, Sullivan, Sulma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1994–2024 (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.