Suleiman
Suleiman is the Arabic name of the Jewish and Quranic king and Islamic prophet Solomon.
Meaning & Origin of Suleiman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Suleiman is the Arabic name of the Jewish and Quranic king and Islamic prophet Solomon.
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The Story of Suleiman
Suleiman first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1983, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 102 Suleimans were born — ranking #1,666 that year. As of 2026, Suleiman ranks #1,717 for baby boys with 98 births, rising sharply (+49% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Suleimans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Suleiman
Suleiman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Suleiman's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #1,666. Use the chart and map above to compare Suleiman'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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