US rank #4467 Boys' name Peak 2024 275 births

Suliman — #4467 US boys' name

275 babies named Suliman in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s81980s171990s242000s502010s1112020s65
#4467
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 69% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Suliman was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

23 babies were named Suliman in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suliman

The Social Security Administration has registered 275 babies named Suliman between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Suliman currently holds the #4467 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suliman performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Suliman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Virginia. In total, SSA state-level files list Suliman in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suliman 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 275 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.

Suliman at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

275

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2024

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,467

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Suliman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
23
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122007199919891979 8

Suliman by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
111 births that decade — 40% of Suliman's all-time total
1970s81980s171990s242000s502010s1112020s65

Suliman by state

Where Suliman concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Suliman
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 5.5%
#2 Virginia
5 1.8%
California share of Suliman's total US births 5.5%
Even split

15 of 275 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suliman?
275 babies have been named Suliman since 1979. It currently ranks #4467 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 23 births.
When was Suliman most popular?
Suliman was most popular in the 2010s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Suliman most popular?
The top states for the name Suliman are California (15 births), Virginia (5 births).
How long has the name Suliman been used?
Suliman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Suliman?
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, 1979–2024 (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.