Gender
Origin
- African
- Swahili name meaning ruler.
Pronunciation
s(u)-ltan, sul-tan
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1241, 161 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 161 |
| 2024 | 151 |
| 2023 | 128 |
| 2022 | 145 |
| 2021 | 109 |
| 2020 | 121 |
| 2019 | 102 |
| 2018 | 108 |
| 2017 | 92 |
| 2016 | 98 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #360, 117 births)
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #2022, 8 births); most recent 2017 (rank #4761, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 117 | – |
| 2024 | 97 | – |
| 2023 | 75 | – |
| 2022 | 59 | – |
| 2021 | 61 | – |
| 2020 | 68 | – |
| 2019 | 51 | – |
| 2018 | 53 | – |
| 2017 | 47 | 4 |
| 2016 | 58 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1159, 30 births)
- Girls: peak in 1989 (rank #1021, 19 births); most recent 2022 (rank #5410, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 30 | – |
| 2022 | 27 | 3 |
| 2021 | 28 | 4 |
| 2020 | 27 | – |
| 2019 | 21 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 |
| 2017 | 20 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 | 4 |
| 2015 | 8 | 4 |
| 2014 | 11 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2005 (rank #403, 5 births); most recent 2023 (rank #733, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #441, 7 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #537, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence