Given name & surname
Suleiman
“a peaceful man”
Suleiman is a variant of Sulayman. In Arabic use, Sulayman carries the interpretation “a peaceful man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Suleiman is a variant of Sulayman. In Arabic use, Sulayman carries the interpretation “a peaceful man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Suleiman connects to the Solomon name family through Sulayman. An origin associated with Solomon is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Suleiman connects to the Solomon name family through Sulayman. The history of Solomon gives this family its wider story. Solomon has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Suleiman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,048
- 1,048 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 102 babies
- 2025
- 91
- #1,777 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +55%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 91 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,777 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 54.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 993 as a first name in 2020; 2,919 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.
Suleiman’s family of names
In English usage, Suleiman shares an earlier linguistic root with Solomon. Suleiman has a related form in Sulayman. In English usage, Suleiman has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form SULEJMAN.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 18
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 Suleiman
- Suleiman the Magnificentthe tenth and greatest Sultan of Ottoman Empire (1520–1566)1494–1566
- Suleiman FrangiehFifth President of Lebanon (1910-1992)
- Suleiman AbdullahiNigerian footballerborn 1996
- Suleiman ObeidPalestinian footballer1984–2025
- Suleiman NyambuiTanzanian athletics competitor (born 1953)
- Sliman MansourPalestinian artist (1947–2026)
- Abu Tahir al-JannabiRuler of the Qurmatian State906–944
- Suleiman al-HalabiSyrian warrior1777–1800
- Suleiman FrangiehLebanese politicianborn 1965
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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