Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Sulayman

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #2,300 Trend ↑ Rising 68%
Rank 2025
#2,300
among boys · ↑1,088 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
61
named Sulayman · +74% vs 2024
How common
1 in 28,001
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
61 babies
All-time total
743
#6,184 all-time among boys
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Sulayman popularity over time

743 babies have been named Sulayman since 1989, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
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1980s 5 1 – #9,068
1990s 55 6 +1000% #6,764
2000s 180 18 +227% #3,781
2010s 265 27 +47% #2,753
2020s (to 2025) 238 40 +50% #2,300

Where Sulayman is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 67 0.04 outside top 500
2027 72 0.04 outside top 500
2028 76 0.04 outside top 500
2029 80 0.05 outside top 500
2030 84 0.05 outside top 500

The story of Sulayman

Sulayman is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,300 in 2025 with 61 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 743 American babies have been named Sulayman. Its peak came in 2025, when 61 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sulayman stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sulayman?

The median living Sulayman is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 18. An estimated 700 people named Sulayman are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sulayman year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 61 #2,300
2024 35 #3,388
2023 40 #3,108
2022 34 #3,456
2021 38 #3,168
2020 30 #3,643
2019 31 #3,626
2018 24 #4,333
2017 45 #2,753
2016 36 #3,215
2015 23 #4,387
2014 18 #5,231
2013 21 #4,601
2012 20 #4,835
2011 26 #3,973
2010 21 #4,656
2009 24 #4,263
2008 16 #5,732
2007 28 #3,781
2006 22 #4,352
2005 17 #5,009
2004 15 #5,454
2003 16 #5,009
2002 17 #4,677
2001 15 #5,104
2000 10 #6,764
1995 5 #10,131
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Famous people named Sulayman

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik Umayyad caliph from 715 to 717 674–717 · Medieval
  2. 2 Sulayman ibn al-Hakam Sulayman ibn al-Hakam Ruler of Córdoba,1009–1010, 1013–1016 1000–1016 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sulayman, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sulayman?

The median living Sulayman is about 9 years old. Half of all living Sulaymans are between 4 and 18 years old.

How many people named Sulayman are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Sulayman are alive in the United States, based on 743 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sulayman in 2025?

Sulayman ranked #2,300 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 61 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sulayman?

743 babies have been named Sulayman in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sulayman most popular?

Sulayman peaked in 2025, when 61 newborns received the name.

Is Sulayman a boy or girl name?

Sulayman is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sulayman rising or falling?

Sulayman is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sulayman become more popular?

Sulayman is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 84 boys named Sulayman in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sulayman?

Well-known people named Sulayman include Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik (politician), Sulayman ibn al-Hakam (politician).

Names like Sulayman

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