boy's name
Souleyman
soo-lay-MAHN
- Origin Arabic
- Gender Boy
- Letters 9
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 4,268
France
#157
2025 births
Souleyman is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "peace," a shorter French spelling of the Arabic Sulayman. It ranks 157th in France, is rising in our data, and appears in no other market we hold.
- Souleyman is a name of Arabic origin.
- Peaked in France in 2024, when 385 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 1,551 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1983.
Souleyman over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 25 |
| 1990s | 60 |
| 2000s | 340 |
| 2010s | 1,900 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,935 |
What Souleyman means
Souleyman means peace, or man of peace, from the Hebrew shalom by way of Arabic. The Hebrew sense is completeness and wholeness rather than the absence of conflict, which is why the same root serves as a greeting.
Where Souleyman comes from
Souleyman is a French spelling of the Arabic Sulayman, from the Hebrew Shelomoh, built on shalom. It is the same name as Souleymane, and Souleymane ranks 142nd in France, and the two differ only by a final e that reflects different West African French conventions — Senegalese and Malian usage tends toward the longer form, and our records hold both. Sulayman in the Quran is a prophet and a king, given command of the wind and the jinn and the understanding of birds and ants; sura 27 is named for the ant that warns its colony he is coming. The Hebrew Solomon builds the Temple and delivers the judgment about the divided child. Süleyman the Magnificent, who ruled the Ottoman Empire for forty-six years from 1520, is the same name again.
Souleyman in use
Souleyman ranks 157th in France with about 385 births in 2025 and is rising in our data, with its peak in our records in 2024. Our records carry it from 1983, later than Souleymane, which our records carry from 1966. It appears in no other market we hold — the British and American tables use Suleiman and Sulayman instead, so this particular spelling is French.
How popular is Souleyman?
In 2025, Souleyman was given to 380 babies in France, ranking #157 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Souleyman is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Souleyman is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Souleymân | Souleymân is a rare spelling of Souleyman, written with a circumflex and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
Names that peaked alongside Souleyman
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Souleyman also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Souleyman over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Souleyman in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Dutch
- Souleymane
- Greek
- Solomon
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Sulayman
Sibling names for Souleyman
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Souleyman — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Souleyman
What does the name Souleyman mean?
Souleyman means "peace," from the Hebrew shalom by way of the Arabic Sulayman.
What is the difference between Souleyman and Souleymane?
Only the final e, reflecting different West African French conventions. Our records hold both separately.
Is Süleyman the Magnificent the same name?
Yes — the Turkish form of the same Arabic name.
How popular is Souleyman?
157th in France, where it is rising.
Is Souleyman a girl's or a boy's name?
Souleyman is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
Is Souleyman a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Souleyman currently ranks #157 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.