Souleymen
How to say it: soo-lay-MEN · /su.lɛj.ˈmɛn/
Modern variant of Arabic Sulayman meaning 'peaceful' - respelling with -en in French use.
Souleymen was the 4,460th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1870s, its births are up about 35% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #4,306 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #4,460 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 0 |
| Share of births | 1 in 184,185 |
| Peak decade | 1870s |
| Change over 10 years | +35% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #4,306 |
| In France, 2025 | #99 among boys’ names, 115 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Souleymen peaked in the 1870s and is less common today.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Soule
- Soul
Honouring a Souleymen in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Souleymen is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, French, Hebrew.
In France: #99 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Souleymen
- Souleymen Nasr (born 1997)Tunisian wrestler
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