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Suleima

Feminine

1990high 1990
Rare todaygiven to only a few children a year
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Suleima entered the US charts in 1990, peaked at #3297 in 1990, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.

How old is the name Suleima?

Suleima first appears in US birth records in 1990 — 35 years ago. The typical Suleima alive today was born around 1997, making them about 28 years old. About 300 people named Suleima are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Suleima most popular?

Suleima peaked in 1990, reaching #3297 nationally. See the whole 1990 chart.

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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 1990–202533170331119902009

US babies named Suleima per year from 1990 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#32971990s2000s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1990
Most girls named
199033 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#3297reached in 1990
Change vs 2008
−21.4%11 in 2009, from 14
Suleima sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 1990, with 33 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Suleimas among us

300

people named Suleima are estimated to be alive in the US today

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

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Is it right for you

Fashion outlook

Suleima sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.

Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them

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Frequently asked

How many Suleimas are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 300 people named Suleima are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How popular is the name Suleima in 2025?
Suleima is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
Will my child share the name Suleima with classmates?
Suleima will almost certainly be the only one in school.

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