Suleyman

Suleyman was the #5,208 boys' name in the US in 2025 (18 babies), and #1,226 in England & Wales and #1,804 in Canada.

Suleyman as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Suleyman as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Suleyman as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#5,208 (18)#1,226 (23)#1,804 (11)
2024#3,793 (29)#1,460 (18)#2,062 (9)
2023#4,742 (21)#1,309 (20)#2,921 (5)
2022#4,442 (23)#1,692 (14)—
2021#4,780 (20)#1,139 (24)#2,812 (5)
2020#4,698 (20)#1,314 (19)#2,746 (5)
2019#3,899 (27)#1,745 (13)#2,756 (5)
2018#5,320 (17)#1,324 (19)#2,740 (5)
2017#6,060 (14)#1,923 (12)—
2016#4,776 (20)#1,498 (17)—
2015#6,676 (12)#1,902 (12)—
2014#5,252 (17)#1,935 (11)—
2013#6,603 (12)#2,055 (10)—
2012#9,709 (7)#1,962 (11)—
2011#7,009 (11)#2,039 (10)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #3,793.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2000.

How common is it?

about 1 in 91,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Suleyman is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 73,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 49,000 to 1 in 110,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Suleyman by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Suleyman (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SuleymanCanadaBoys#1,80411
SuleymanEngland & WalesBoys#1,22623
SuleymanUSBoys#5,20818