Suliman

A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning peaceful; an Arabic form of Solomon.

Babies a year
12
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2014
12 babies

Suliman by the numbers

In 2025, 12 babies in England and Wales were named Suliman. In the US, 21 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Other names that come from Solomon

Like Suliman, each of these traces back to Solomon: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Solomonpeaceful or man of peace868 in the US (2017)
  • Shlomopeaceful; Hebrew form of Solomon166 in the US (2017)
  • Salomonpeace; a form of Solomon45 in the US (2017)
  • Solomanpeaceful; man of peace; variant of Solomon22 in the US (2017)
  • Shloimepeace; a Yiddish form of Solomon8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Shlomepeace; a Yiddish form of Solomon21 in the US (2017)
  • Solomiapeace; a feminine form of Solomon5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Souleymaneman of peace; a form of Solomon3 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Suliman. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Sulaimanpeaceful, safe; form of Solomon96 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Suleimanman of peace; from Solomon65 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sulemanman of peace; a form of Solomon12 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Solimanpeaceful; wise; form of solomon5 in the US (2017)
  • Suliemanpeaceful; a form of solomon5 in the US (2017)
  • Sullivandark-eyed or black-eyed one165 in England and Wales (2025)

Sounds like Suliman

Names that are said the same way as Suliman, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Sulaymanpeaceful; arabic form of solomon80 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Suleymanpeaceful; a form of Solomon23 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sulaymaanpeaceful or man of peace16 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean peace

Like Suliman, each of these has peace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Axelfather of peace3,782 in the US (2017)
  • Freddiepeaceful ruler; from Frederick2,526 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Paxtonpeace settlement or town1,993 in the US (2017)
  • Paytonpeace settlement or town; variant of Paxton1,922 in the US (2017)
  • Jeffreypeace; variant of Geoffrey1,049 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Suliman

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