Suleiman
Boy · soo-lay-MAAN · Hebrew
Suleiman is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “peaceful”. In 2025 it ranked 639th for boys in the UK (65 babies) and 1,771st for boys in the US (91 babies).
What does Suleiman mean?
Hebrew: Arabic and Turkish form of Solomon
“peaceful”
Suleiman the Magnificent was the 16th-century Ottoman sultan under whom the empire reached its height.
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Is Suleiman a girl's or a boy's name?
Suleiman is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 65 boys in the UK and 91 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Suleiman in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #639among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 65about 1 in 4,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 74% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 65 boys in the UK were named Suleiman, making it the 639th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 770th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 67 boys.
Half of all the boys named Suleiman in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 260 boys in the UK were given Suleiman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #221, up from #639 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 593rd in England and Wales.
Suleiman in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #639 |
| 2024 | 67 | #622 |
| 2023 | 66 | #618 |
| 2022 | 48 | #762 |
| 2021 | 56 | #707 |
| 2020 | 46 | #770 |
| 2019 | 38 | #875 |
| 2018 | 30 | #1,043 |
| 2017 | 25 | #1,197 |
| 2016 | 24 | #1,234 |
| 2015 | 28 | #1,090 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,226 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 13 | #1,760 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,399 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 9 | #1,594 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Suleiman in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 91about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 91 boys in the US were named Suleiman, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,946th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 102 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the boys named Suleiman in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 259 boys in the US were given Suleiman or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #845, up from #1,771 for this spelling alone.
Suleiman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 92 | #1,776 |
| 2023 | 102 | #1,668 |
| 2022 | 59 | #2,378 |
| 2021 | 72 | #2,039 |
| 2020 | 74 | #1,946 |
| 2019 | 66 | #2,149 |
| 2018 | 50 | #2,545 |
| 2017 | 36 | #3,192 |
| 2016 | 43 | #2,782 |
| 2015 | 47 | #2,599 |
| 2014 | 40 | #2,883 |
| 2013 | 32 | #3,337 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,652 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #5,745 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
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