Sultan is a distinctive choice, ranked #414 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Sultan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#414
About the Name Sultan
2024 marks Sultan's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #414. The name has climbed 130 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Sultan is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Sultan
Unlikely. With around 97 UK babies named Sultan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sultan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sultan is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 130 places over the last five years to #414 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Sultan is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Sultan include: Sultan Kösen — Sultan Kösen is a Turkish farmer who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 251 cm (8 ft 2.; Hürrem Sultan — Hürrem Sultan, also known as Roxelana, was the chief consort and legal wife of Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, mother of his successor Selim II, and...; Sultan of Sultans — Sultan of Sultans is the literal English translation of the Ottoman Turkish imperial title sulṭānü's-selāṭīn..
Sultan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Sultans in the wild.
97
UK babies named Sultan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 130 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Sultan
Likely around 1 other Sultan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Sultan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Sultan Kösen is a Turkish farmer who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 251 cm (8 ft 2.82 in). Kösen's growth resulted from the conditions gigantism and acromegaly, caused by a tumour affecting his pituitary gland.
Hürrem Sultan, also known as Roxelana, was the chief consort and legal wife of Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, mother of his successor Selim II, and the first haseki sultan of the Ottoman Empire. She became one of the most powerful and influential women in Ottoman history, and the first in a series of prominent women who lived during the period that came to be known as the Sultanate of Women.She is commonly considered the most powerful Haseki sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, called The generous Sultan (سلطان الخير, Sulṭan al Khair) in Saudi Arabia, was the Saudi defense minister from 1963 to 2011 and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 2005 until his death in October 2011.
Sultan of Sultans is the literal English translation of the Ottoman Turkish imperial title sulṭānü's-selāṭīn. As with various other laudatory titles of Semitic origin, such as "King of Kings", Sultan of Sultans can express a claim of imperial rank up to and including universal legitimate sovereignty.
Hatice Turhan Sultan was the chief Haseki sultan of the Ottoman sultan Ibrahim, and Valide sultan as the mother of Mehmed IV. She served as Official Regent of the Ottoman Empire, from 1651 to 1656 and as de facto ruler of the Empire for over three decades.