MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sultan mean?
Arabic sulṭān originally denoted authority or power. It developed into a sovereign's title and also became a personal name.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सुल्तान
Conventional spelling
Bengali
সুলতান
Conventional spelling
Arabic
سلطان
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
सुलतान
22,350 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sultan in Indian usage
71,419 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (91.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 5,852 records (8.2%).
- Recorded as male: 65,567 records (91.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 2,065 |
| 1940s | 5,333 |
| 1950s | 9,272 |
| 1960s | 12,854 |
| 1970s | 13,783 |
| 1980s | 14,870 |
| 1990s | 12,702 |
| Other decades | 540 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 20,041 |
| Rajasthan | 14,302 |
| Haryana | 8,382 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 8,175 |
| Bihar | 6,744 |
| Jharkhand | 2,975 |
| Maharashtra | 2,309 |
| Assam | 1,705 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1,587 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,438 |
| Delhi | 1,391 |
| Punjab | 1,271 |
| Tripura | 438 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 156 |
| Other states | 505 |
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 | Sultan / M | 117 | 360 |
| Scotland | Sultan / M | 7 | 441 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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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 Sultan; Table_6, C367 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sultan; Table_6, C367
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sultan; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sultan; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Wiktionary: سلطان ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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