Sue
#8,860 for girls in 2025, 11 births · Last seen for boys in 1996 at #5,187
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1946 · 5,144 births
- Debut · girls
- 65 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 12 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 144,536since 1880
Sue over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #8,860 | 11 | — | |
| 2024 | #7,967 | 13 | — | |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | — | |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | — | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | — | |
| 2018 | #7,100 | 16 | — | |
| 2017 | #9,943 | 10 | — | |
| 2016 | #8,875 | 12 | — | |
| 2015 | #8,447 | 13 | — | |
| 2014 | #7,636 | 15 | — | |
| 2013 | #5,143 | 26 | — | |
| 2012 | #8,632 | 13 | — | |
| 2011 | #6,564 | 19 | — | |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 | — | |
| 2009 | #5,537 | 25 | — | |
| 2008 | #7,408 | 17 | — | |
| 2007 | #5,895 | 23 | — | |
| 2006 | #5,906 | 22 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,800 | 21 | — | |
| 2004 | #7,828 | 14 | — | |
| 2003 | #5,235 | 23 | — | |
| 2002 | #4,767 | 25 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,940 | 32 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,591 | 36 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,970 | 29 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,648 | 32 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,820 | 43 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,093 | 38 | #5,187 | 11 |
| 1995 | #2,623 | 47 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,585 | 48 | #5,868 | 9 |
| 1993 | #2,112 | 64 | #5,360 | 10 |
| 1992 | #2,010 | 68 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #1,807 | 79 | #5,096 | 10 |
| 1990 | #1,892 | 74 | #4,673 | 11 |
| 1989 | #1,615 | 86 | #3,809 | 14 |
| 1988 | #1,427 | 97 | #2,961 | 18 |
| 1987 | #1,349 | 101 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #1,254 | 108 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #1,056 | 140 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #979 | 147 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #886 | 171 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #776 | 211 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #655 | 270 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #543 | 347 | — | |
| 1979 | #639 | 272 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #679 | 235 | — | |
| 1977 | #605 | 280 | — | |
| 1976 | #642 | 241 | — | |
| 1975 | #566 | 293 | — | |
| 1974 | #495 | 355 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #463 | 396 | — | |
| 1972 | #428 | 453 | — | |
| 1971 | #371 | 632 | #4,907 | 5 |
| 1970 | #367 | 666 | — | |
| 1969 | #318 | 810 | — | |
| 1968 | #276 | 979 | — | |
| 1967 | #231 | 1,258 | — | |
| 1966 | #227 | 1,316 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #190 | 1,775 | — | |
| 1964 | #176 | 2,173 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1963 | #155 | 2,591 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #135 | 3,184 | — | |
| 1961 | #130 | 3,506 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1960 | #120 | 4,009 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #107 | 4,387 | #2,530 | 11 |
| 1958 | #102 | 4,673 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1957 | #104 | 4,490 | #2,631 | 10 |
| 1956 | #118 | 3,755 | — | |
| 1955 | #116 | 3,729 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | #106 | 3,975 | — | |
| 1953 | #106 | 3,648 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #113 | 3,335 | — | |
| 1951 | #106 | 3,357 | #2,055 | 14 |
| 1950 | #100 | 3,503 | #2,580 | 9 |
| 1949 | #88 | 3,926 | #2,337 | 11 |
| 1948 | #78 | 4,675 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #69 | 5,306 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1946 | #61 | 5,144 | #1,759 | 17 |
| 1945 | #66 | 3,914 | #1,697 | 16 |
| 1944 | #62 | 4,034 | #1,810 | 15 |
| 1943 | #72 | 3,850 | #1,636 | 19 |
| 1942 | #73 | 3,631 | #1,867 | 15 |
| 1941 | #75 | 3,359 | #1,759 | 16 |
| 1940 | #81 | 3,104 | #2,671 | 8 |
| 1939 | #92 | 2,623 | — | |
| 1938 | #104 | 2,589 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #101 | 2,504 | #2,088 | 12 |
| 1936 | #109 | 2,222 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #115 | 2,024 | #2,029 | 13 |
| 1934 | #119 | 1,933 | #1,932 | 14 |
| 1933 | #131 | 1,670 | #3,004 | 7 |
| 1932 | #139 | 1,509 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #153 | 1,220 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #167 | 1,213 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #198 | 944 | — | |
| 1928 | #224 | 780 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #251 | 678 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #248 | 697 | — | |
| 1925 | #255 | 673 | — | |
| 1924 | #258 | 644 | — | |
| 1923 | #262 | 598 | — | |
| 1922 | #250 | 684 | — | |
| 1921 | #256 | 668 | — | |
| 1920 | #246 | 707 | — | |
| 1919 | #242 | 693 | — | |
| 1918 | #226 | 785 | — | |
| 1917 | #218 | 778 | #3,217 | 7 |
| 1916 | #203 | 868 | — | |
| 1915 | #203 | 812 | — | |
| 1914 | #205 | 634 | — | |
| 1913 | #215 | 483 | — | |
| 1912 | #215 | 431 | — | |
| 1911 | #214 | 330 | — | |
| 1910 | #231 | 277 | — | |
| 1909 | #230 | 243 | — | |
| 1908 | #236 | 206 | — | |
| 1907 | #233 | 201 | — | |
| 1906 | #242 | 178 | — | |
| 1905 | #225 | 191 | — | |
| 1904 | #243 | 163 | — | |
| 1903 | #251 | 146 | — | |
| 1902 | #248 | 154 | — | |
| 1901 | #247 | 135 | — | |
| 1900 | #259 | 157 | — | |
| 1899 | #257 | 122 | — | |
| 1898 | #248 | 143 | — | |
| 1897 | #227 | 145 | — | |
| 1896 | #258 | 121 | — | |
| 1895 | #217 | 157 | — | |
| 1894 | #270 | 105 | — | |
| 1893 | #236 | 123 | — | |
| 1892 | #196 | 163 | — | |
| 1891 | #209 | 127 | — | |
| 1890 | #222 | 120 | — | |
| 1889 | #219 | 112 | — | |
| 1888 | #212 | 117 | — | |
| 1887 | #180 | 123 | — | |
| 1886 | #201 | 96 | — | |
| 1885 | #194 | 94 | — | |
| 1884 | #193 | 92 | — | |
| 1883 | #214 | 68 | — | |
| 1882 | #172 | 84 | — | |
| 1881 | #185 | 67 | — | |
| 1880 | #186 | 65 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Sue was already there! It came in at #186, and was given to 65 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2020–2022, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Sue is popular in 1948
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Indiana#36 · 1 in 141
- Michigan#40 · 1 in 188
- Ohio#41 · 1 in 194
- Nevada#42 · 1 in 139
- Idaho#42 · 1 in 177
Best ever in a state: #29 in Indiana, 1941.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | #36 | 291 | 1 in 141 |
| Michigan | #40 | 369 | 1 in 188 |
| Ohio | #41 | 439 | 1 in 194 |
| Idaho | #42 | 34 | 1 in 177 |
| Kentucky | #42 | 188 | 1 in 185 |
| Nevada | #42 | 8 | 1 in 139 |
| West Virginia | #48 | 99 | 1 in 242 |
| Wisconsin | #48 | 160 | 1 in 225 |
| Iowa | #52 | 109 | 1 in 244 |
| Illinois | #54 | 329 | 1 in 255 |
| Wyoming | #55 | 13 | 1 in 199 |
| Colorado | #56 | 59 | 1 in 246 |
| Oklahoma | #56 | 87 | 1 in 249 |
| Kansas | #57 | 71 | 1 in 248 |
| Arkansas | #59 | 74 | 1 in 303 |
| Oregon | #62 | 56 | 1 in 264 |
| Missouri | #65 | 137 | 1 in 284 |
| Utah | #68 | 31 | 1 in 268 |
| Nebraska | #72 | 38 | 1 in 344 |
| Tennessee | #73 | 100 | 1 in 380 |
| Washington | #73 | 76 | 1 in 326 |
| Minnesota | #74 | 88 | 1 in 363 |
| California | #80 | 324 | 1 in 344 |
| North Carolina | #80 | 132 | 1 in 381 |
| Texas | #84 | 235 | 1 in 389 |
| Arizona | #87 | 27 | 1 in 322 |
| Alabama | #92 | 97 | 1 in 391 |
| Montana | #95 | 15 | 1 in 390 |
| Virginia | #98 | 75 | 1 in 475 |
| Delaware | #100 | 7 | 1 in 406 |
| Maine | #104 | 20 | 1 in 460 |
| South Dakota | #111 | 12 | 1 in 561 |
| Maryland | #112 | 41 | 1 in 550 |
| Mississippi | #116 | 64 | 1 in 447 |
| Pennsylvania | #119 | 169 | 1 in 614 |
| District of Columbia | #122 | 20 | 1 in 556 |
| Louisiana | #122 | 62 | 1 in 521 |
| Florida | #123 | 47 | 1 in 570 |
| Georgia | #125 | 78 | 1 in 540 |
| New Jersey | #138 | 56 | 1 in 766 |
| New York | #139 | 206 | 1 in 686 |
| New Mexico | #147 | 15 | 1 in 564 |
| Connecticut | #154 | 19 | 1 in 936 |
| New Hampshire | #155 | 6 | 1 in 895 |
| Hawaii | #160 | 9 | 1 in 590 |
| South Carolina | #163 | 37 | 1 in 743 |
| Massachusetts | #164 | 32 | 1 in 1,436 |
| Rhode Island | #189 | 5 | 1 in 1,450 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sue
- 893 spots since 2024 (#7,967 → #8,860)
- 413 spots since 2015 (#8,447 → #8,860)
- Biggest jump: 96 spots in 1980 (#639 → #543)
- Biggest drop: 121 spots in 1982 (#655 → #776)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1946 at #61 (5,144 births)
- Births halved by 1964, 18 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 12 yrs · run 1939–1950
- Top 1,000: 105 yrs · run 1880–1984
- Highest: 1 in 305 girls born in 1946 were named Sue (0.33%)
- Latest: 1 in 146,115 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 28.3% of all girls named Sue (40,943) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 918 | #172 (1882) | #196 |
| 1890s | 1,326 | #196 (1892) | #234 |
| 1900s | 1,774 | #225 (1905) | #241 |
| 1910s | 6,091 | #203 (1916) | #217 |
| 1920s | 7,073 | #198 (1929) | #245 |
| 1930s | 19,507 | #92 (1939) | #123 |
| 1940s | 40,943 | #61 (1946) | #73 |
| 1950s | 38,852 | #100 (1950) | #108 |
| 1960s | 21,601 | #120 (1960) | #196 |
| 1970s | 3,823 | #367 (1970) | #526 |
| 1980s | 1,678 | #543 (1980) | #1,054 |
| 1990s | 522 | #1,807 (1991) | #2,656 |
| 2000s | 238 | #3,591 (2000) | #5,591 |
| 2010s | 147 | #5,143 (2013) | #8,336 |
| 2020s | 43 | #7,967 (2024) | #11,539 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sue in 1948
Top girls' names in 1948
Top boys' names in 1948
More about 1948
girls
1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 363 of them was named Sue, which outranked 98.7% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 175,462 of them was named Sue, which outranked 41.8% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,326Woodroe11
- #2,326Yvonne11
- #2,326Zeb11
- #2,443Sue10
- #2,443Algernon10
- #2,443Alvan10
- #2,443Alyn10
- #2,608Adron9
- #2,608Alejo9
- #2,608Alger9
Tied with 164 names at #2,443; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.