Sulaiman

Sulaiman: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “peace”
Origin: Arabic
Say it: soo-LYE-mahn · 3 syllables
Used for: Boys

Arabic form of Solomon, ultimately from Hebrew Shelomoh, related to shalom “peace.” It is the name of a prophet in Islam.

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How popular is Sulaiman?

202434.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Sulaiman in 2024114

2024 rank#1,540 boys

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18801,763

Sulaiman is rising: use over the last five years is 2.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Sulaiman

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Solomonpeace · Hebrew
Shlomopeace · Hebrew
Amircommander, prince · Arabic
Muhammadpraised · Arabic
Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
Cairovictorious · Arabic
Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic

Sulaiman questions

What does the name Sulaiman mean?

Sulaiman means "peace". It comes from Arabic. Arabic form of Solomon, ultimately from Hebrew Shelomoh, related to shalom “peace.” It is the name of a prophet in Islam.

Is Sulaiman a boy or girl name?

Sulaiman is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Sulaiman?

114 US babies were named Sulaiman in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Sulaiman?

Sulaiman is usually pronounced soo-LYE-mahn.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.