Boys' name · since 1983
Suleiman
1,048 babies named Suleiman in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,984 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,775 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,048
- born since 1983
- 2020s
- peak decade
Suleiman currently ranks #1775 among boys' names in America, with 1,048 babies recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Suleiman recorded 1,048 times among boys since 1983, holding rank #1775 nationally today, ahead of 87% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #4,984 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,775 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,048 born since 1983
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suleiman ranks #4,984 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,775 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,048 born since 1983, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,984 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,775 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,048
- born since 1983
- 2020s
- peak decade
Suleiman's 1,048 recorded births place it above 89.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Suleiman compares
1,048 Top 31% higher than 69% 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
Suleiman's all-time total is 184% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Suleiman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,048 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 102 | 34 | 22,252 |
Suleiman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Suleiman splits its recorded history at 2008: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 102 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Suleiman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 102
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Suleiman by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (490 births, 47% of the file).
2020s was Suleiman's strongest decade.
490 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Suleiman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s 104
2000s
104 births
- 2010s
2010s
381 births
- 2020s
2020s
490 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 490 births (47% of all-time use).
How Suleiman 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 Suleiman's total volume
Suleiman by state
Where Suleiman concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 89 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 77 | 7.3% |
| #3 | California | | 72 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 29 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 29 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 24 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Florida | | 11 | 1.0% |
89 of 1,048 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Suleiman appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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- New York records the most Suleimans (89 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Suleiman: 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 (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Suleiman 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.