Sulaiman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- soo-lay-MAAN
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #447 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,585 for boys
Sulaiman is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “peaceful”. In 2025 it ranked 447th for boys in the UK (99 babies) and 1,585th for boys in the US (107 babies).
What does Sulaiman mean?
Hebrew: Arabic form of Solomon
“peaceful”
The Arabic form of Solomon, honoured in Islam as a prophet and king who understood the speech of birds.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Sulaiman a girl's or a boy's name?
Sulaiman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 99 boys in the UK and 107 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sulaiman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 447th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 99 about 1 in 3,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 99 boys in the UK were named Sulaiman, making it the 447th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 465th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 119 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sulaiman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 260 boys in the UK were given Sulaiman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #221, up from #447 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 418th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Sulaiman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | #447 |
| 2024 | 119 | #394 |
| 2023 | 110 | #412 |
| 2022 | 96 | #464 |
| 2021 | 92 | #495 |
| 2020 | 94 | #465 |
| 2019 | 94 | #476 |
| 2018 | 92 | #487 |
| 2017 | 97 | #474 |
| 2016 | 84 | #530 |
| 2015 | 90 | #494 |
| 2014 | 87 | #506 |
| 2013 | 70 | #567 |
| 2012 | 59 | #648 |
| 2011 | 70 | #561 |
| 2010 | 55 | #650 |
| 2009 | 64 | #577 |
| 2008 | 57 | #621 |
| 2007 | 49 | #663 |
| 2006 | 50 | #631 |
| 2005 | 49 | #605 |
| 2004 | 44 | #626 |
| 2003 | 32 | #737 |
| 2002 | 51 | #481 |
| 2001 | 52 | #456 |
| 2000 | 30 | #665 |
| 1999 | 42 | #531 |
| 1998 | 33 | #605 |
| 1997 | 27 | #671 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Sulaiman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,585th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 107 about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 107 boys in the US were named Sulaiman, making it the 1,585th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,634th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 119 boys. It first appears in the records in 1972.
Half of all the boys named Sulaiman in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 259 boys in the US were given Sulaiman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #845, up from #1,585 for this spelling alone.
Sulaiman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 107 | #1,585 |
| 2024 | 116 | #1,521 |
| 2023 | 119 | #1,498 |
| 2022 | 108 | #1,611 |
| 2021 | 79 | #1,914 |
| 2020 | 98 | #1,634 |
| 2019 | 89 | #1,755 |
| 2018 | 75 | #1,958 |
| 2017 | 95 | #1,661 |
| 2016 | 77 | #1,903 |
| 2015 | 68 | #2,068 |
| 2014 | 81 | #1,828 |
| 2013 | 44 | #2,666 |
| 2012 | 45 | #2,677 |
| 2011 | 38 | #2,999 |
| 2010 | 49 | #2,510 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,549 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,820 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,589 |
| 2006 | 24 | #3,998 |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,018 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 19 | #3,829 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,899 |
| 1996 | 16 | #4,016 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,331 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 12 | #4,401 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 10 | #3,604 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,076 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,011 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
Names like Sulaiman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Musa, Ibrahim, Abdullah, Mustafa, Abdulrahman, Zayaan, Zayan, Zayd, Hamza, Zakariya, Ahmed
Other spellings of Sulaiman
Names related to Sulaiman
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sulaiman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sulaiman, updated 20 October 2026.