Suleima
Girl · soo-LAY-mah · Arabic
Suleima is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “peaceful, safe”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Suleima mean?
Arabic: Spanish spelling of Arabic Sulayma, a diminutive of Salma
“peaceful, safe”
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- soo-LAY-mah
Is Suleima a girl's or a boy's name?
Suleima is a girls' name.
How popular is Suleima in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 33 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the girls named Suleima in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Suleima in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11 | #9,971 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8,711 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 21 | #4,951 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 19 | #5,014 |
| 1994 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 1993 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 33 | #3,292 |
Names like Suleima
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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