US rank #7641 Girls' name Peak 2024 275 births

Sultana — #7641 US girls' name

275 babies named Sultana in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61960s51970s301980s521990s472000s322010s622020s41
#7641
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 57% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Sultana was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

14 babies were named Sultana in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sultana

The Social Security Administration has registered 275 babies named Sultana between 1948 and 2024, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sultana currently holds the #7641 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sultana performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Sultana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sultana in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sultana 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.

Sultana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

275

Since 1948

77 years of records

Peak year

2024

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,641

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1948

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sultana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1948

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
14
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
46810121416 202420182012200519971989198219751948 6

Sultana by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
62 births that decade — 23% of Sultana's all-time total
1940s61960s51970s301980s521990s472000s322010s622020s41

Sultana by state

Where Sultana concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sultana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.8%
New York share of Sultana's total US births 1.8%

5 of 275 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sultana?
275 babies have been named Sultana since 1948. It currently ranks #7641 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 14 births.
When was Sultana most popular?
Sultana was most popular in the 2010s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Sultana most popular?
The top states for the name Sultana are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Sultana been used?
Sultana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 77 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sultana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sulema, Sula, Sullivan, Sulma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1948–2024 (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.