How Many People Are Named Sulema?
An estimated 1,555 people in the United States have the first name Sulema. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Sulema peaked in popularity in 1996 with 72 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sulema 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 Sulema paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,555
About 1 in 220,421 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1996
72 births
Total Registered
2,002
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sulema
Sulema is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,002 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sulema as a female name
Ranked #12,049 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 1996 (72 births)
Sulema: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sulema span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 360 babies were registered. Sulema has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sulema by Decade
How has Sulema 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.
Sulema by State
Birth registrations for Sulema span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Illinois, California, Texas. On average, about 465 Sulemas were registered per state.
Sulema + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sulema as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sulema: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sulema?
We estimate approximately 1,555 people named Sulema 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 220,421 Americans share this first name.
Is Sulema a common name?
Sulema is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,002 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sulema most popular?
Sulema reached peak popularity in 1996, when 72 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sulema is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sulema a female name?
Sulema is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sulema Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sulema Smith, Sulema Johnson, Sulema 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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