babyNamedSultan
“sovereign, authority”
Boy’s name, of Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,123rd
- births in 2023–2025
- 100
- babies born in France
- 1 in 18,182
- +11.8% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Sultan
Sultan means “sovereign, authority” and is of Arabic origin.
Popularity of Sultan in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Sultan has been rising (+11.8% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Sultan every 91 schools.
Sultan in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
434th boys’ name82 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,073+25.4% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
414th boys’ name289 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,859+13% a year
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
662nd boys’ name10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,994
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,309th boys’ name441 babies in 3 years1 boy in 11,659+6.7% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
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