Sulayman
Sulayman is an Arabic name of the Biblical king and Islamic prophet Solomon meaning 'man of peace', derived from the Hebrew name Shlomo.
Meaning & Origin of Sulayman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sulayman is an Arabic name of the Biblical king and Islamic prophet Solomon meaning 'man of peace', derived from the Hebrew name Shlomo.
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The Story of Sulayman
Sulayman first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 45 Sulaymans were born — ranking #2,715 that year. As of 2026, Sulayman ranks #3,273 for baby boys with 37 births, gradually rising (+8%). In total, more than 755 Sulaymans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Sulayman
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- Sulayman ibn Abi Ja'far , early 9th century governor and politician of Arab Abbasid Caliphate.
- Sulayman ibn Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, was an Umayyad prince, son of Umayyad caliph Umar II (r. 717–720)
- Sulayman ibn Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik, was an Umayyad prince , son of Umayyad caliph Yazid II (r. 720–724)
- Sulayman ibn Musa al-Hadi, was an Abbasid prince and son of Caliph Al-Hadi .
- Sulayman Bal (died 1775), 18th-century African leader, warrior, and Islamic scholar
- Sulayman Marreh (born 1996), Gambian football (soccer) player
- Sulayman al-Nabulsi (1908–1976), Jordanian politician, Prime Minister of Jordan in 1956–57
- Sulayman Solong , Darfuri sultan
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About the name Sulayman
Sulayman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1989 and has accumulated 755 births in the dataset. Sulayman's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #2,715. Use the chart and map above to compare Sulayman'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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