Sultan

Sultan

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 12% girls / 88% boys

Origin: Arabic

Sultan first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 58 babies (rank #620 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Sultan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sultan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

568

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Sultan

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	10	#1,323
1997	15	#1,003
1998	16	#954
1999	19	#862
2000	21	#814
2001	14	#1,132
2002	19	#943
2003	18	#1,042
2004	23	#936
2005	23	#977
2006	21	#1,081
2007	27	#950
2008	24	#1,080
2009	30	#920
2010	24	#1,139
2011	19	#1,337
2012	25	#1,117
2013	24	#1,111
2014	33	#914
2015	36	#871
2016	58	#620

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,323

1997

#1,003

1998

#954

1999

#862

2000

#814

2001

#1,132

2002

#943

2003

#1,042

2004

#936

2005

#977

2006

#1,081

2007

#950

2008

#1,080

2009

#920

2010

#1,139

2011

#1,337

2012

#1,117

2013

#1,111

2014

#914

2015

#871

2016

#620

Numerology of Sultan

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Sultan

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