Sulaiman
Sulaiman is an English transliteration of the Arabic name سليمان 'peaceful' and corresponds to the Hebrew Jewish name שְׁלֹמֹה Shlomoh and the English Solomon (/ˈsɒləmən/). Solomon was the scriptural figure who was king of what was then the United Kingdom of Israel and is revered as a major prophet by Muslims.
Meaning & Origin of Sulaiman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sulaiman is an English transliteration of the Arabic name سليمان 'peaceful' and corresponds to the Hebrew Jewish name שְׁלֹמֹה Shlomoh and the English Solomon (/ˈsɒləmən/). Solomon was the scriptural figure who was king of what was then the United Kingdom of Israel and is revered as a major prophet by Muslims.
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The Story of Sulaiman
Sulaiman first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1972, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 123 Sulaimans were born — ranking #1,476 that year. As of 2026, Sulaiman ranks #1,476 for baby boys with 123 births, rising sharply (+34% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Sulaimans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sulaiman
Sulaiman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Sulaiman's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,476. Use the chart and map above to compare Sulaiman'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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