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Suleiman

Boy

Meaning of Suleiman: Arabic: 'man of peace'

Suleiman is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1778th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 567th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1778

91 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#567

67 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,048

First recorded 1983 · peak 2023

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 5 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 7 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 7 babies1994: 9 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 5 babies2000: 9 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 9 babies2003: 9 babies2004: 8 babies2005: 9 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 20 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 12 babies2010: 22 babies20102011: 20 babies2012: 25 babies2013: 32 babies2014: 40 babies2015: 47 babies2016: 43 babies2017: 36 babies2018: 50 babies2019: 66 babies2020: 74 babies20202021: 72 babies2022: 59 babies2023: 102 babies2024: 92 babies2025: 91 babies
US babies named Suleiman per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 102.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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