Sultan is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Sultan is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,243 for boy births in the United States (and #2,584 across all names), given to 161 babies. Sultan first appears in 1966 and peaked in 2025 (161 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 161 | 161 | #1,243 |
| 2024 | 152 | 152 | #1,292 |
| 2023 | 128 | 128 | #1,429 |
| 2022 | 145 | 145 | #1,307 |
| 2021 | 109 | 109 | #1,590 |
| 2020 | 121 | 121 | #1,435 |
| 2019 | 102 | 102 | #1,621 |
| 2018 | 108 | 108 | #1,564 |
| 2017 | 92 | 92 | #1,715 |
| 2016 | 98 | 98 | #1,637 |
| 2015 | 70 | 70 | #2,049 |
| 2014 | 58 | 58 | #2,294 |
| 2013 | 49 | 49 | #2,520 |
| 2012 | 55 | 55 | #2,353 |
| 2011 | 43 | 43 | #2,788 |
| 2010 | 41 | 41 | #2,908 |
| 2009 | 35 | 35 | #3,264 |
| 2008 | 25 | 25 | #4,126 |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | #5,183 |
| 2006 | 27 | 27 | #3,770 |
| 2005 | 32 | 32 | #3,229 |
| 2004 | 34 | 34 | #3,007 |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 | #3,513 |
| 2002 | 34 | 34 | #2,812 |
| 2001 | 40 | 40 | #2,476 |
| 2000 | 22 | 22 | #3,744 |
| 1999 | 27 | 27 | #3,089 |
| 1998 | 32 | 32 | #2,640 |
| 1997 | 23 | — | #3,247 |
| 1996 | 24 | — | #3,094 |
| 1995 | 26 | — | #2,839 |
| 1994 | 25 | — | #2,932 |
| 1993 | 21 | — | #3,235 |
| 1992 | 18 | — | #3,580 |
| 1991 | 24 | — | #2,820 |
| 1990 | 18 | — | #3,442 |
| 1989 | 21 | — | #2,984 |
| 1988 | 20 | — | #2,849 |
| 1987 | 15 | — | #3,317 |
| 1986 | 14 | — | #3,421 |
| 1985 | 21 | — | #2,491 |
| 1984 | 15 | — | #3,086 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #3,845 |
| 1982 | 15 | — | #3,088 |
| 1981 | 19 | — | #2,564 |
| 1980 | 15 | — | #3,080 |
| 1979 | 22 | — | #2,302 |
| 1978 | 17 | — | #2,653 |
| 1977 | 17 | — | #2,648 |
| 1976 | 28 | — | #1,818 |
| 1975 | 26 | — | #1,880 |
| 1974 | 20 | — | #2,190 |
| 1973 | 14 | — | #2,702 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #4,926 |
| 1971 | 8 | — | #3,926 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | #2,958 |