US rank #3421 Boys' name Peak 2017 681 births

Sulayman — #3421 US boys' name

681 babies named Sulayman in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s552000s1802010s2652020s176
#3421
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Sulayman was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

45 babies were named Sulayman in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sulayman

The Social Security Administration has registered 681 babies named Sulayman between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sulayman currently holds the #3421 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sulayman performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 265 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sulayman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 34 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Sulayman in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sulayman 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 681 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.

Sulayman at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

681

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2017

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,421

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sulayman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
45
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004199919941989 5

Sulayman by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
265 births that decade — 39% of Sulayman's all-time total
1980s51990s552000s1802010s2652020s176

Sulayman by state

Where Sulayman concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sulayman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
34 5.0%
#2 New York
32 4.7%
#3 Georgia
5 0.7%
#4 Illinois
5 0.7%
California share of Sulayman's total US births 5.0%
Even split

34 of 681 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sulayman?
681 babies have been named Sulayman since 1989. It currently ranks #3421 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 45 births.
When was Sulayman most popular?
Sulayman was most popular in the 2010s decade with 265 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Sulayman most popular?
The top states for the name Sulayman are California (34 births), New York (32 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Sulayman been used?
Sulayman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sulayman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sullivan, Sultan, Sulaiman, Suleiman, 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, 1989–2024 (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.