Suleiman Boy
How popular is Suleiman?
#1,771 boy name in 2025
91 baby boys were named Suleiman in the US in 2025, making it the 1771st most popular boy name.
Suleiman popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,771 for boys (▲ 5 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 91 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+94% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,599 in 2015, #1,946 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (102 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,668 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1983 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Suleiman counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Suleiman family of names ranked #1,372 for boys in 2025 (#1,306 the year before), with 109 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Suleiman | 91 | 83% |
| Suleyman | 18 | 17% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Suleiman is most popular
Babies named Suleiman per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (45 boys)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Connecticut: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Virginia: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
Suleiman by decade
Boy names about as popular as Suleiman
Questions
- Is Suleiman a boy or girl name?
- Suleiman is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Suleiman were boys.
- How popular is the name Suleiman?
- 91 baby boys were named Suleiman in the US in 2025, making it the 1771st most popular boy name.
- When was Suleiman most popular?
- Suleiman peaked in 2023, when 102 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,668 in 2023.
- How many people are named Suleiman?
- 1,048 babies have been named Suleiman in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,040 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 7.
- Where is Suleiman most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Suleiman was most common in Illinois, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.