girl's name
Sulema
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,008
Sulema is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1996, when 72 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
Sulema over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 18 |
| 1920s | 79 |
| 1930s | 111 |
| 1940s | 201 |
| 1950s | 211 |
| 1960s | 219 |
| 1970s | 218 |
| 1980s | 216 |
| 1990s | 360 |
| 2000s | 237 |
| 2010s | 106 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 32 |
How popular is Sulema?
In 2025, Sulema was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Sulema
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sulema also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sulema over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sulema
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sulema — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sulema
How popular is the name Sulema?
In 2025, Sulema was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Sulema a girl's or a boy's name?
Sulema is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Sulema most popular?
Sulema peaked in 1996, when 72 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Sulema a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sulema currently ranks #13,311 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.