US rank #1780 Boys' name Peak 2023 957 births

Suleiman — #1780 US boys' name

957 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.

1980s221990s512000s1042010s3812020s399
#1780
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 88% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Suleiman was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

102 babies were named Suleiman in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suleiman

The Social Security Administration has registered 957 babies named Suleiman between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Suleiman currently holds the #1780 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 102 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suleiman performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 399 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Suleiman shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 81 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Suleiman in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suleiman 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 957 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.

Suleiman at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

957

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

2023

102 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,780

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Suleiman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
102
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
050100150 20242019201420092003199819921983 10

Suleiman by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
399 births that decade — 42% of Suleiman's all-time total
1980s221990s512000s1042010s3812020s399

Suleiman by state

Where Suleiman concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Suleiman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
81 8.5%
#2 Texas
67 7.0%
#3 California
60 6.3%
#4 Ohio
29 3.0%
#5 Michigan
24 2.5%
#6 Illinois
21 2.2%
#7 Virginia
13 1.4%
#8 Florida
11 1.1%
New York share of Suleiman's total US births 8.5%
Even split

81 of 957 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Suleiman appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suleiman?
957 babies have been named Suleiman since 1983. It currently ranks #1780 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 102 births.
When was Suleiman most popular?
Suleiman was most popular in the 2020s decade with 399 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Suleiman most popular?
The top states for the name Suleiman are New York (81 births), Texas (67 births), California (60 births).
How long has the name Suleiman been used?
Suleiman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Suleiman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sullivan, Sultan, Sulaiman, Sulayman, 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, 1983–2024 (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.