Boys' name · since 2000
Suleyman
339 babies named Suleyman in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,932 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,335 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 339
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
339 babies have been named Suleyman since 2000, making it today's #5335 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suleyman has been recorded 339 times among boys since 2000, currently ranked #5335 nationally and more common than 62% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #9,932 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,335 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 339 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suleyman ranks #9,932 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,335 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 339 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,932 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,335 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 339
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Suleyman's 339 recorded births place it above 78.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Suleyman compares
339 48th percentile among 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
Suleyman's all-time total is 8% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Suleyman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 339 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Suleyman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Suleyman's full recorded timeline at 2014, 70% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 30% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Suleyman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Suleyman by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (145 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Suleyman's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Suleyman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
145 births
- 2020s
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 145 births (43% of all-time use).
Suleyman by state
Where Suleyman concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 339 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Suleyman? ▼
Where does Suleyman sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
When was Suleyman most popular? ▼
Where is Suleyman most popular? ▼
How long has the name Suleyman been used? ▼
What names are similar to Suleyman? ▼
What to do with Suleyman's data
- Suleyman's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (145 total births) through the 2020s (131) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Suleymans (5 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 Suleyman
Nearby Names Like Suleyman
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Suleyman
Compare Suleyman side by side: Suleyman vs Sullivan Suleyman vs Sultan Suleyman vs Sulaiman
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Suleyman
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Suleyman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Suleyman 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.