MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sulaiman mean?
Sulaiman is the Arabic form of Solomon, whose Hebrew name belongs to the word family for peace. The name refers to the king and prophet known in biblical and Quranic narratives.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सुलैमान
Conventional spelling
Arabic
سليمان
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
സുലൈമാൻ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sulaiman in Indian usage
13,403 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 992 |
| 1950s | 2,786 |
| 1960s | 3,913 |
| 1970s | 3,428 |
| 1980s | 1,641 |
| 1990s | 426 |
| Other decades | 217 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 13,299 |
| Other states | 104 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Sulaiman / M | 96 | 418 |
| Scotland | Sulaiman / M | 3 | 762 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Sulaiman ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sulaiman; Table_6, C425 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sulaiman; Table_6, C425
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sulaiman; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sulaiman; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Behind the Name: Sulayman ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Wiktionary: سليمان ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.