Sultan is a distinctive choice, ranked #360 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Sultan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#360
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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 fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Sultan in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Sultan
Sultan Kösen — Sultan Kösen is a Turkish farmer who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 251 cm (8 ft 2.82 in).
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 the first haseki sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
Sultan bin Abdulaziz — 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.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Sultan
Unlikely. With around 117 UK babies named Sultan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sultan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sultan is at its highest recorded position — #360 in 2025, with 117 births. In 2020 it ranked #544.
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, Hürrem Sultan and Sultan of Sultans. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
117
UK babies named Sultan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↑ 184 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
Almost certainly the only Sultan in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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
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.
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.