How Many People Are Named Suleima?
An estimated 278 people in the United States have the first name Suleima. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Suleima peaked in popularity in 1990 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Suleima 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 Suleima paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
278
About 1 in 1,232,929 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1990
33 births
Total Registered
286
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Suleima
Suleima is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 286 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Suleima as a female name
Ranked #10,590 in 2009
11 female births in 2009
Peak: 1990 (33 births)
Suleima: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Suleima span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 180 babies were registered. While Suleima is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Suleima by Decade
How has Suleima 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.
Suleima by State
Suleima + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Suleima as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Suleima: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Suleima?
We estimate approximately 278 people named Suleima 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 1,232,929 Americans share this first name.
Is Suleima a common name?
Suleima is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 286 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Suleima most popular?
Suleima reached peak popularity in 1990, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Suleima is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Suleima a female name?
Suleima is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Suleima Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Suleima Smith, Suleima Johnson, Suleima 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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