68%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar Scripts سلطان(Arabic, Urdu) সুলতান(Bengali) Сұлтан(Kazakh) Султан(Kyrgyz, Avar) Pronounced Pron. sool-TAN(Arabic) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "ruler, king, sultan" in Arabic. In the Arab world this name is typically masculine, but Turkey it is given to both boys and girls. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Feminine FormsSultana(Arabic) Sultana(Urdu) Sultana(Bengali) Other Languages & CulturesSulton(Tajik) Sulton(Uzbek) Surname DescendantsSultanov, Sultanova(Azerbaijani) Sultanov, Sultanova(Kazakh) Sultanov, Sultanova(Kyrgyz) PopularityDetails Last ranked #610 in 2021 England and Wales Last ranked #95 in 2009 Turkey People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class urban wholesome strong strange simple serious Categories boxers, English nouns, English titles, leadership, male to female, noble titles, royalty, word names