Sulema
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning peaceful; a form of Salima.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Sulema by the numbers
Sulema was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 72 babies in 1996, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sulema. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Suleymapeaceful, safe; a feminine form of Solomon10 in the US (2017)
- Sulma5 in the US (2017)
- Selenamoon goddess; a form of Selene1,296 in the US (2017)
- Salempeace; derived from place name366 in the US (2017)
- Salmasafe, peaceful, secure63 in England and Wales (2025)
- Selmahelmet of God; divine protection87 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean peace
Like Sulema, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Serenitythe state of being serene or peaceful3,543 in the US (2017)
- Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
- Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
- Harmonyharmony, agreement, concordance1,694 in the US (2017)
- Maliacalm, peaceful; hawaiian form of Mary1,416 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Sulema
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