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 1971
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Montana#168 · 1 in 596
- Maine#190 · 1 in 888
- South Dakota#192 · 1 in 836
- Minnesota#193 · 1 in 1,041
- Nebraska#201 · 1 in 963
Best ever in a state: #29 in Indiana, 1941.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #168 | 7 | 1 in 596 |
| Maine | #190 | 8 | 1 in 888 |
| South Dakota | #192 | 5 | 1 in 836 |
| Minnesota | #193 | 26 | 1 in 1,041 |
| Nebraska | #201 | 11 | 1 in 963 |
| Wisconsin | #234 | 21 | 1 in 1,472 |
| Kansas | #238 | 12 | 1 in 1,128 |
| West Virginia | #253 | 9 | 1 in 1,448 |
| Kentucky | #264 | 17 | 1 in 1,528 |
| Pennsylvania | #268 | 49 | 1 in 1,640 |
| Indiana | #275 | 26 | 1 in 1,581 |
| Maryland | #292 | 13 | 1 in 1,803 |
| Washington | #296 | 13 | 1 in 1,719 |
| Ohio | #304 | 40 | 1 in 2,092 |
| Oregon | #306 | 8 | 1 in 1,669 |
| Michigan | #307 | 34 | 1 in 2,030 |
| Oklahoma | #315 | 10 | 1 in 1,765 |
| Connecticut | #322 | 9 | 1 in 2,051 |
| Arkansas | #325 | 7 | 1 in 1,987 |
| Utah | #328 | 6 | 1 in 1,798 |
| North Carolina | #329 | 17 | 1 in 2,369 |
| Iowa | #332 | 8 | 1 in 2,411 |
| Missouri | #348 | 14 | 1 in 2,442 |
| Virginia | #374 | 11 | 1 in 3,005 |
| Illinois | #393 | 30 | 1 in 2,756 |
| Massachusetts | #403 | 11 | 1 in 3,561 |
| New York | #405 | 46 | 1 in 2,722 |
| Texas | #433 | 39 | 1 in 2,663 |
| Florida | #438 | 15 | 1 in 3,184 |
| South Carolina | #457 | 6 | 1 in 3,457 |
| Tennessee | #463 | 8 | 1 in 3,889 |
| Georgia | #466 | 10 | 1 in 3,883 |
| Louisiana | #512 | 8 | 1 in 3,644 |
| California | #546 | 37 | 1 in 4,011 |
| New Jersey | #580 | 8 | 1 in 5,806 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 1971
Top girls' names in 1971
Top boys' names in 1971
More about 1971
girls
1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 2,633 of them was named Sue, which outranked 96.2% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 353,689 of them was named Sue, which outranked 13.2% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 748 names at #4,907; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.