Sultan
Sultan is a male given name and surname
Meaning & Origin of Sultan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sultan is a male given name and surname
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The Story of Sultan
Sultan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1966, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 155 Sultans were born — ranking #1,280 that year. As of 2026, Sultan ranks #1,280 for baby boys with 155 births, rising sharply (+37% over the past five years). In total, more than 3K Sultans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sultan
Sultan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Sultan's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,280. Use the chart and map above to compare Sultan'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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