Girls' name · since 1916
Sulema
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 2,008 babies named Sulema, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,699 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,321 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,008
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,008 babies have been named Sulema since 1916, making it today's #13321 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sulema recorded 2,008 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #13321 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, 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 1916 to 2025.
- #4,699 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,321 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,008 born since 1916
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sulema ranks #4,699 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,321 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,008 born since 1916, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,699 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,321 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,008
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sulema's 2,008 recorded births place it above 93.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Sulema compares
2,008 Top 22% higher than 78% of 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
Sulema's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sulema | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,008 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 72 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sulema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sulema's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 72, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sulema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 72
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Sulema by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (360 births, 18% of the file).
1990s was Sulema's strongest decade.
360 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Sulema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s 79
1920s
79 births
- 1930s 111
1930s
111 births
- 1940s
1940s
201 births
- 1950s
1950s
211 births
- 1960s
1960s
219 births
- 1970s
1970s
218 births
- 1980s
1980s
216 births
- 1990s
1990s
360 births
- 2000s
2000s
237 births
- 2010s 106
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 32
2020s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 360 births (18% of all-time use).
How Sulema compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sulema's total volume
Sulema by state
Where Sulema concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,019 | 50.7% |
| #2 | California | | 372 | 18.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.2% |
1,019 of 2,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Sulema's data
- Sulema's decade-level peak was the 1990s (360 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sulemas (1,019 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sulema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Sulema 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.