Boys' name · since 1979
Suliman
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 286 babies named Suliman, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,876 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,343 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 286
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
286 babies have been named Suliman since 1979, making it today's #7343 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suliman has been recorded 286 times among boys since 1979, currently ranked #7343 nationally and more common than 47% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #10,876 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,343 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 286 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suliman ranks #10,876 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,343 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 286 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,876 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,343 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 286
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Suliman's 286 recorded births place it above 76.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Suliman compares
286 45th 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
Suliman's all-time total is 22% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Suliman | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 286 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Suliman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Suliman's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Suliman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Suliman by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (111 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Suliman's strongest decade.
111 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Suliman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
111 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 111 births (39% of all-time use).
Suliman by state
Where Suliman concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 5.2% |
| #2 | Virginia | | 5 | 1.7% |
15 of 286 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Suliman's data
- Suliman's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (111 total births) through the 2020s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sulimans (15 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Suliman: 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 (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Suliman 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.