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Girl name

Suleima

100% girls · last recorded 2009

Suleima has been given to about 286 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 282
Median age today29 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Suleima per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1990 · 33
  • Born in 20250
  • All time286

How popular is Suleima?

Its best year was 1990, when 33 babies were given the name, ranking 3349th. The typical living American called Suleima is about 29 years old today.

Names that sound like Suleima

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Zulema0.83
  2. Selma0.60
  3. Sheila0.58
  4. Selina0.58
  5. Zelma0.57
  6. Salma0.57
  7. Sylvia0.54
  8. Selena0.54

Middle names for Suleima

Ranked by flow score
  1. Suleima Rose0.85
  2. Suleima Louise0.85
  3. Suleima June0.84
  4. Suleima Pearl0.84
  5. Suleima Quinn0.84
  6. Suleima Nell0.84

Sibling names for Suleima

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ravensister · 0.65
  2. Kianasister · 0.65
  3. Dariusbrother · 0.65
  4. Alejandrasister · 0.65
  5. Daltonbrother · 0.62
  6. Tannerbrother · 0.60

Where Suleima is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Suleima White0.80
    2. Suleima Reyes0.80
    3. Suleima Nguyen0.80
    4. Suleima Moore0.80
    5. Suleima Lee0.80
    6. Suleima Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Suleima

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.