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Suleiman

Boy's name · #1777 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Suleiman is climbing: on the charts since 1983, it is ranked #1777 in 2025, with 91 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#471 in Sweden (2025) · #593 in England & Wales (2025) · #706 in Austria (2025) · #1,207 in Canada (2025) · #1,350 in Belgium (2025) · #1,871 in Switzerland (2025) · #3,014 in France (2025) · #1,615 in Italy (2024) · #8,243 in Ecuador (2021) · #757 in Poland (2018).

Famous Suleimans

• Suleiman the Magnificent — Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566 (1494–1566)
• Suleiman II — Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1687 to 1691 (1642–1691)
• Suleiman I of Persia — Shah of Persia from 1666 to 1694 (1648–1694)
• Suleiman ibn Qutulmish — Founder of the Sultanate of Rum (1041–1086)
• Suleiman al-Obeid — Palestinian footballer (1984–2025)

In stories & tradition

• Suleiman^Wikidata — One Piece (manga)

Where Suleimans come from

Among 101 notable bearers:

Nigeria 23%, Tanzania 8%, Jordan 7%, Ottoman Empire 6%, Saudi Arabia 6%, Egypt 5% and 39 more countries.

What Suleimans become

Among 127 notable people named Suleiman:

Political leaders appear 2.76× more often than among typical names — e.g. Suleiman Frangieh, President of Lebanon from 1970 to 1976 (1910–1992).

Similar names: Sulaiman · Yunus · Shulem · Oziah · Shloimy · Shmiel

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