Girls' name · since 1989
Suleyma
375 babies named Suleyma in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,067 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,724 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 375
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Suleyma is the #13724 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 375 recorded since 1989.
Suleyma has 375 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13724 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #14,067 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,724 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 375 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suleyma ranks #14,067 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,724 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 375 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,067 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,724 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 375
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Suleyma's 375 recorded births place it above 80.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Suleyma compares
375 49th percentile among 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
Suleyma's all-time total is -0% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Suleyma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 375 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Suleyma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Suleyma splits its recorded history at 2004: 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 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Suleyma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Suleyma by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (188 births, 50% of the file).
1990s was Suleyma's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Suleyma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
188 births
- 2000s
2000s
104 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 188 births (50% of all-time use).
Suleyma by state
Where Suleyma concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 112 | 29.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 7 | 1.9% |
112 of 375 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Suleyma? ▼
Where does Suleyma sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Suleyma most popular? ▼
Where is Suleyma most popular? ▼
How long has the name Suleyma been used? ▼
What names are similar to Suleyma? ▼
What to do with Suleyma's data
- Suleyma's decade-level peak was the 1990s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Suleymas (112 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.
Keep exploring Suleyma
Nearby Names Like Suleyma
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Suleyma
Compare Suleyma side by side: Suleyma vs Sulema Suleyma vs Sullivan Suleyma vs Sula
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Suleyma
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Suleyma: 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 (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Suleyma 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.