The baby name Suli is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈsuːli (SOO-lee),ˈsʌli (SUH-lee).
The baby name Suli is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ˈsuːli (SOO-lee),ˈsʌli (SUH-lee).
Suli is Arabic, Hebrew in Origin.
Suli is a multicultural given name with several roots. In Welsh it appears as a pet form of Sulien, a medieval saint’s and scholar-bishop’s name often glossed “sun-born” (from elements related to “sun”), linked to the learned community at Llanbadarn and the bishopric of St Davids in the 11th century. Across Polynesia - especially Tongan and Samoan - suli is a common noun meaning “heir” or “descendant,” and it functions as a given name signaling lineage. In Arabic- and Turkish-influenced contexts, Suli can shorten Suleiman/Süleyman, related to Solomon and the Hebrew shalom “peace.”
Usage is unisex overall but tends male in Welsh and Islamic traditions. Spellings and related forms include Suly, Süli, Sulee, and as a Chinese given name the pinyin Sūlì/Su Li, whose meaning depends on the characters chosen (e.g., 苏/素 “revive/pure” + 丽 “beautiful”). This gives Suli a semantic range from “sun-born” to “heir” to “peaceful” or “beautiful.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #100 | 3 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #112 | 3 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #166 | 2 | 3,171 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #267 | 10 | 8,139 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #286 | 13 | 5,122 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 4 | 6,578 |
| GT | 0 | #300 | 15 | 5,948 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #327 | 3 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #351 | 1 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #353 | 6 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #406 | 100 | 7,500 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #418 | 7 | 15,987 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #466 | 16 | 9,861 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #492 | 19 | 6,731 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #519 | 8 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #553 | 5 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #559 | 3 | 10,655 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #568 | 6 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #570 | 17 | 18,916 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #593 | 23 | 16,104 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #622 | 4 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #627 | 4 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #640 | 6 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #650 | 5 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #655 | 13 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #822 | 109 | 5,610 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #844 | 100 | 14,861 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #856 | 26 | 17,948 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #908 | 8 | 14,098 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #908 | 28 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2013 | #915 | 6 | 9,616 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #921 | 21 | 12,708 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #921 | 158 | 16,140 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #924 | 71 | 24,821 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #929 | 55 | 5,561 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #943 | 10 | 5,697 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #964 | 19 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #994 | 8 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,057 | 55 | 25,439 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,061 | 123 | 17,781 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,093 | 36 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,246 | 9 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,417 | 30 | 9,415 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,456 | 16 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,548 | 67 | 28,008 |
Suli is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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