Sulaimah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sulaimah

What is the meaning of the name Sulaimah ?

The baby name Sulaimah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced soo-LAY-mah (IPA: /suˈleɪmə/).

Sulaimah is Arabic in Origin.

Sulaimah is an Arabic feminine name built on the Semitic root S‑L‑M, which expresses peace, safety, and wholeness. In classical morphology it corresponds to the diminutive pattern fuʿaylā, yielding Sulaymā (سُلَيْمَى) - “little peaceful one,” “gently unharmed,” or “sound.” Many speakers also interpret it as the feminine counterpart to Sulaiman (Suleiman), the Arabic form of Solomon, further reinforcing the association with “peace.”

The name appears in early Arabic verse and biographical records and has remained in use across the Muslim world - from the Maghreb and the Levant to the Gulf, East Africa, and South Asia - often carried into European and Latin American contexts through migration. Common variants and transliterations include Sulayma, Sulaima, Suleima, Soleima, and Sulaimah; closely related forms are Salima/Salimah and Salma. Masculine relatives include Salim and Sulaiman/Suleiman; the broader cognate set links to Hebrew Shlomo (Solomon).

⚙ Sulaimah is rarely chosen. We count 39 recorded uses of it across 9 countries.