How Many People Are Named Sulaiman?
An estimated 1,738 people in the United States have the first name Sulaiman. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Sulaiman peaked in popularity in 2023 with 119 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sulaiman as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sulaiman paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Sulaiman is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,738
About 1 in 197,212 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2023
119 births
Total Registered
1,763
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sulaiman
Sulaiman is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,763 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sulaiman as a male name
Ranked #1,541 in 2024
114 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (119 births)
Sulaiman: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sulaiman span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 661 babies were registered. While Sulaiman is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sulaiman by Decade
How has Sulaiman tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sulaiman by State
Birth registrations for Sulaiman span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in North Carolina, Georgia, Colorado. On average, about 44 Sulaimans were registered per state.
Sulaiman + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sulaiman as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sulaiman: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sulaiman?
We estimate approximately 1,738 people named Sulaiman are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 197,212 Americans share this first name.
Is Sulaiman a common name?
Sulaiman is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,763 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sulaiman most popular?
Sulaiman reached peak popularity in 2023, when 119 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sulaiman is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sulaiman a male name?
Sulaiman is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sulaiman Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sulaiman Smith, Sulaiman Johnson, Sulaiman Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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