How popular is the name Suleiman?

1,048 US babies were named Suleiman between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2023.

What careers are people named Suleiman over-represented in?

Among notable men who are writers, Suleimans show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Suleiman

Q: How common is the spelling Suleiman?

1 in 4 Sulaimans spell it Suleiman.

Suleiman. 1,048 US babies since 1940, peak 2023. Notable Suleimans are 1.4× over-represented as writers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2023

1,048 US babies were named Suleiman between 1940 and 2025.

Suleiman around the world

England & Wales: 695 babies since 1996, peak 2024, No. 593 in 2025
Sweden: 57 babies since 1998, peak 2018, No. 1,530 in 2022
France: 90 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 1,665 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Suleimans end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Politician	1.3×	Low · 9 people
Writer	1.4×	Low · 5 people
Footballer	0.9×	Low · 5 people
Professor	1.0×	Low · 3 people

Among notable men who are writers, Suleimans show up 1.4× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 4 Sulaimans spell it Suleiman

Sulaiman 41%
Suleiman 23%
Sulayman 16%
Suleyman 7%
Suliman 6%
Suleman 6%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2023)