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Sultan Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Sultan?

In 2018 the uncommon name Sultan, ranked the 1,567th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Sultan would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #1,567 for the first time this year with 107 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Sultan was less than 5, most recently in 1970.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Sultan occurred roughly during the years 1972-1975, 1982-1985, 1997-2001, and 2006-2016.

Sultan's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Sultan for their newborn has risen significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sultan?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Sultan is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Sultan (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 107 1,567
2017 92 1,712
2016 98 1,636
2015 69 2,063
2014 58 2,293
2013 49 2,518
2012 55 2,351
2011 43 2,785
2010 41 2,905
2009 35 3,263
2008 25 4,123
2007 18 5,179
2006 27 3,769
2005 32 3,226
2004 34 3,004
2003 26 3,510
2002 34 2,808
2001 40 2,475
2000 22 3,743
1999 27 3,088
1998 32 2,640
1997 23 3,247
1996 24 3,094
1995 26 2,839
1994 24 3,018
1993 21 3,233
1992 18 3,580
1991 24 2,820
1990 18 3,442
1989 21 2,979
1988 21 2,758
1987 15 3,316
1986 14 3,419
1985 21 2,490
1984 15 3,086
1983 11 3,839
1982 15 3,086
1981 19 2,563
1980 15 3,078
1979 22 2,302
1978 17 2,653
1977 17 2,650
1976 28 1,818
1975 26 1,879
1974 20 2,190
1973 14 2,700
1972 6 4,928
1971 8 3,924
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.