Girls' name · since 1990
Suleima
286 babies named Suleima in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 286
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Suleima sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 286 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Suleima recorded 286 times among girls since 1990, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2009.
- #16,341 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 286 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suleima ranks #16,341 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 286 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 286
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Suleima's 286 recorded births place it above 77.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Suleima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Suleima splits its recorded history at 2000: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Suleima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2009
- Peak year (1990)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Suleima by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (180 births, 63% of the file).
1990s was Suleima's strongest decade.
180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Suleima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
180 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 180 births (63% of all-time use).
Suleima by state
Where Suleima concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 83 | 29.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 5.6% |
83 of 286 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Suleima's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (180 total births) through the 2000s (106) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Suleimas (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Suleima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1990–2009 (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 Suleima 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.