Girls' name · since 1994
Sulamita
Sulamita has 258 recorded births since 1994 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,313 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,122 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 258
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sulamita is the #9122 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 258 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Sulamita recorded 258 times among girls since 1994, holding rank #9122 nationally today, ahead of 47% of girls, 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 1994 to 2025.
- #17,313 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,122 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 258 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sulamita ranks #17,313 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,122 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 258 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,313 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,122 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 258
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sulamita's 258 recorded births place it above 76.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Washington.
How Sulamita compares
258 42nd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Sulamita's all-time total is 31% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sulamita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 258 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sulamita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sulamita's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sulamita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Sulamita by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (85 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Sulamita's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sulamita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 85 births (33% of all-time use).
Sulamita by state
Where Sulamita concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Washington | | 6 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Oregon | | 5 | 1.9% |
6 of 258 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sulamita's data
- Sulamita's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (85 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Washington records the most Sulamitas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Washington 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 Sulamita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Sulamita 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.