US rank #3842 Boys' name Peak 2024 321 births

Suleyman — #3842 US boys' name

321 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.

2000s632010s1452020s113
#3842
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 73% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Suleyman was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

29 babies were named Suleyman in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suleyman

The Social Security Administration has registered 321 babies named Suleyman between 2000 and 2024, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Suleyman currently holds the #3842 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suleyman performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Suleyman shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Suleyman in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suleyman 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 321 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.

Suleyman at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

321

Since 2000

25 years of records

Peak year

2024

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,842

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2000

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2024

Suleyman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2000

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
29
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
010203040 202420212018201520122009200620022000 7

Suleyman by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
145 births that decade — 45% of Suleyman's all-time total
2000s632010s1452020s113

Suleyman by state

Where Suleyman concentrates geographically — total births since 2000

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Suleyman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 1.6%
#2 New York
5 1.6%
Kentucky share of Suleyman's total US births 1.6%
Even split

5 of 321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suleyman?
321 babies have been named Suleyman since 2000. It currently ranks #3842 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 29 births.
When was Suleyman most popular?
Suleyman was most popular in the 2010s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Suleyman most popular?
The top states for the name Suleyman are Kentucky (5 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Suleyman been used?
Suleyman has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 25 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Suleyman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sullivan, Sultan, Sulaiman, Suleiman, 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, 2000–2024 (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.