Sulema first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1916. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1996, 72 babies received the name (ranked #1978). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #12167), with roughly 9 babies named Sulema each year. Sulema has been declining in recent years. In total, around 2,002 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.