Gender: Boy
Meaning: Body, expand
Origin: Sanskrit
Popularity: Ranked #1295 in 2024 with 151 babies born.
History: Sultan surged in the 2020s as an Arabic/Turkish name meaning 'ruler.' The name carries royal authority. Sultan represents Middle Eastern naming traditions entering American culture.
Similar names: sultaan, sultana, sulani, soulani, stan, suany, sula, suleman
Name length: 6 letters
How common is Sultan? About 1 in 22,043 babies born in 2024 were named Sultan, or roughly 0.4 per day in the United States.
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