Given name & surname
Sulayman
“a peaceful man”
Sulayman is a form of Solomon. One Hebrew interpretation is “a peaceful man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Arabic use, Sulayman carries the interpretation “a peaceful man.” Sulayman is a form of Solomon. One Hebrew interpretation is “a peaceful man.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
Sulayman is used as a form of Solomon.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Sulayman is a form of Solomon. The history of Solomon gives this family its wider story. Solomon has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Sulayman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 743
- 743 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 61
- #2,300 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +25%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 61 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,300 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 616 as a first name in 2020; 168 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sulayman’s family of names
In Filipino usage, Sulayman as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with SOLIMAN. Sulayman is a form of Solomon. Sulayman has a related form in Sulaiman.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sulayman
- Sulayman al-BaruniBerber Ibadi scholar, poet, statesman and a prominent figure in the history of Libya1870–1940
- Suleiman NabulsiJordanian politician (1908–1976)
- Sulayman ibn SuradIslamic leader from Kufa (died 685)594–685
- Sulayman ibn Hisham8th-century Umayyad prince and general750–701
- Sulayman ibn WahbIraqi poet801–885
- Sulayman BaqirghaniCentral Asian Sufi saint, disciple of Ahmad Yasawi1091–1186
- Sulayman Pasha the GreatThe governor of Baghdad during the Ottoman Empire1722–1802
- Sulayman ibn Ali al-HashimiAbbasid prince and governor of Basra (c. 700–759)
- Sulayman ibn KhalidSahaba612–642
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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