Sudais
Abdul Rahman ibn Abdul Aziz al-Sudais, better known as al-Sudais, is the Chief Imam of the Grand Mosque, Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and the President of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques. A renowned Qāriʾ; In 2005 he was chosen the Dubai International Holy Qur'an Award's "Islamic Personality Of the Year".
Meaning & Origin of Sudais
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Abdul Rahman ibn Abdul Aziz al-Sudais, better known as al-Sudais, is the Chief Imam of the Grand Mosque, Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and the President of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques. A renowned Qāriʾ; In 2005 he was chosen the Dubai International Holy Qur'an Award's "Islamic Personality Of the Year".
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The Story of Sudais
Sudais first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2009, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2017: 48 births, good for #2,597 nationwide. About 57% of every Sudais on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sudais ranks #3,534 for baby boys with 33 births, holding steady (-3%). All told, over 486 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Sudais
Sudais is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 486 births in the dataset. Sudais's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #2,597. Use the chart and map above to compare Sudais's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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