MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Suleman mean?
Suleman is a South Asian form of the Arabic name Sulayman, corresponding to Solomon. The older Hebrew name belongs to the root family associated with peace.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सुलेमान
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Suleman in Indian usage
35,976 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (97.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 778 records (2.2%).
- Recorded as male: 35,198 records (97.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,243 |
| 1940s | 3,380 |
| 1950s | 5,388 |
| 1960s | 6,732 |
| 1970s | 6,500 |
| 1980s | 6,483 |
| 1990s | 5,895 |
| Other decades | 355 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 15,075 |
| Jharkhand | 5,417 |
| Bihar | 5,161 |
| Rajasthan | 2,734 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,477 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,370 |
| Maharashtra | 1,252 |
| Haryana | 1,112 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 628 |
| Delhi | 535 |
| Punjab | 316 |
| Assam | 299 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 143 |
| Goa | 138 |
| Tripura | 127 |
| Other states | 192 |
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 | Suleman / M | 12 | 2,014 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- 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 Suleman; Table_6, C2121 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Suleman; Table_6, C2121
- Behind the Name: Suleiman ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Behind the Name: Solomon ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Wiktionary: सुलेमान ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.