Sultan

Meaning: Ruler, sultan
Origin: Arabic — From the title sultan

Boy's name · #1243 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Sultan is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1966, it stood at #1243 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 2,400 boys have been named Sultan along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 10 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#324 in Italy (2024) · #329 in Sweden (2025) · #360 in England & Wales (2025) · #435 in Austria (2025) · #441 in Scotland (2025) · #571 in Canada (2025) · #616 in Netherlands (2025) · #660 in Belgium (2025) · #910 in France (2025) · #922 in Poland (2025) · #770 in Ireland (2023) · #8,350 in Ecuador (2022) and 1 more.

Famous Sultans

Sultan Kösen — Tallest living man (born 1982)
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud — Saudi Arabian royal, astronaut, and government official (born 1956)
Sultan bin Abdulaziz — Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Second deputy prime minister, and the minister of defense (1928-2011) (1925–2011)
Sultan Al-Ghannam — Saudi Arabian footballer (born 1994)
Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi — 11th Ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah (born 1939)

In stories & tradition

Sultan^ky — Epic of Manas (poem)

What Sultans become

Among 309 notable people named Sultan:

Military figures appear 2.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sultan al-Atrash, Syrian Druze commander (1891–1982).

Similar names: Yasin · Summit · Yazan · Ayman · Zayan · Rayyan

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