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“Variant of Solomon — Peace; whole, complete” — Hebrew origin
Boy's name · #1597 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Sulaiman is near its high-water mark: it reached #1500 in 2023 and still ranked #1597 in 2025. About 1,900 boys have carried it since 1972. Together with its spelling variant Sulayman (#2300), Sulaiman would rank around #1204 with about 170 births last year — the newborns split about 64/36 between Sulaiman and Sulayman.
Around the world: about 1 in 2,800 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 3,600 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 130 notable people named Sulaiman:
Political leaders appear 2.84× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sulaiman Layeq, Afghan politician (1930-2020).
Similar names: Sulayman · Malikai · Shulem · Uzziah · Zakaria · Natan
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