Sue Name Popularity

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How popular is Sue?

In 2018 the rare name Sue, ranked the 7,662nd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Sue is currently less popular.

Position 61, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1946.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1947 with 5,307 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Sue in any given year was 10 in 2017.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Sue occurred roughly during the years 1883-1887, 1889-1892, 1901-1905, 1906-1915, and 1926-1946, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1960-1976, 1980-1990, 1991-1994, and 2000-2004.

The popularity trend for Sue has steadily decreased for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Sue has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sue?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

The name Sue is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Sue has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Sue (Girl)		Sue (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		15	7,662	< 5	--
2017		10	10,583	< 5	--
2016		12	9,337	< 5	--
2015		13	8,864	< 5	--
2014		15	7,992	< 5	--
2013		26	5,296	< 5	--
2012		13	9,047	< 5	--
2011		19	6,811	< 5	--
2010		17	7,469	< 5	--
2009		24	5,870	< 5	--
2008		17	7,701	< 5	--
2007		23	6,055	< 5	--
2006		22	6,099	< 5	--
2005		21	5,972	< 5	--
2004		14	8,196	< 5	--
2003		23	5,389	< 5	--
2002		25	4,882	< 5	--
2001		32	4,020	< 5	--
2000		36	3,651	< 5	--
1999		29	4,070	< 5	--
1998		32	3,723	< 5	--
1997		43	2,868	< 5	--
1996		38	3,138	11	5,483
1995		47	2,649	< 5	--
1994		48	2,621	9	6,290
1993		64	2,122	10	5,718
1992		68	2,027	7	7,296
1991		79	1,814	10	5,460
1990		75	1,892	11	4,949
1989		85	1,639	14	3,998
1988		97	1,437	18	3,059
1987		101	1,359	8	5,393
1986		108	1,258	8	5,265
1985		140	1,059	11	4,016
1984		147	987	8	4,900
1983		171	889	8	4,856
1982		211	779	11	3,922
1981		270	658	7	5,419
1980		345	544	< 5	--
1979		272	643	5	6,954
1978		235	680	< 5	--
1977		280	605	< 5	--
1976		241	645	< 5	--
1975		293	567	< 5	--
1974		354	499	5	5,909
1973		397	462	< 5	--
1972		452	431	< 5	--
1971		632	372	5	5,568
1970		664	367	< 5	--
1969		811	318	< 5	--
1968		980	276	< 5	--
1967		1,259	231	< 5	--
1966		1,316	227	8	3,215
1965		1,775	190	< 5	--
1964		2,174	176	10	2,823
1963		2,594	154	6	3,998
1962		3,181	135	< 5	--
1961		3,505	130	9	3,070
1960		4,010	120	6	4,005
1959		4,387	107	11	2,643
1958		4,672	102	15	2,163
1957		4,491	104	10	2,807
1956		3,755	119	< 5	--
1955		3,727	116	8	3,176
1954		3,974	106	< 5	--
1953		3,650	106	8	3,115
1952		3,336	113	< 5	--
1951		3,357	106	14	2,128
1950		3,502	100	9	2,754
1949		3,925	88	11	2,441
1948		4,674	78	10	2,597
1947		5,307	69	12	2,347
1946		5,144	61	17	1,803
1945		3,914	66	16	1,761
1944		4,034	62	15	1,880
1943		3,850	72	19	1,691
1942		3,630	73	15	1,936
1941		3,359	75	16	1,813
1940		3,105	81	8	2,838
1939		2,621	92	< 5	--
1938		2,590	103	10	2,470
1937		2,503	101	12	2,184
1936		2,223	109	9	2,602
1935		2,024	115	13	2,117
1934		1,932	120	14	2,011
1933		1,671	131	7	3,249
1932		1,506	140	7	3,334
1931		1,220	153	6	3,710
1930		1,213	167	5	4,485
1929		944	198	< 5	--
1928		779	225	5	4,659
1927		679	251	5	4,726
1926		697	248	< 5	--
1925		672	256	< 5	--
1924		644	258	< 5	--
1923		599	262	< 5	--
1922		684	252	< 5	--
1921		668	256	< 5	--
1920		707	246	< 5	--
1919		693	242	< 5	--
1918		785	226	< 5	--
1917		778	218	7	3,508
1916		868	203	< 5	--
1915		812	203	< 5	--
1914		634	205	< 5	--
1913		483	215	< 5	--
1912		431	215	< 5	--
1911		330	214	< 5	--
1910		277	231	< 5	--
1909		243	231	< 5	--
1908		206	237	< 5	--
1907		201	233	< 5	--
1906		178	243	< 5	--
1905		191	225	< 5	--
1904		163	245	< 5	--
1903		146	252	< 5	--
1902		154	251	< 5	--
1901		135	250	< 5	--
1900		157	261	< 5	--
1899		122	259	< 5	--
1898		143	250	< 5	--
1897		145	229	< 5	--
1896		121	261	< 5	--
1895		157	219	< 5	--
1894		105	270	< 5	--
1893		123	237	< 5	--
1892		163	197	< 5	--
1891		127	210	< 5	--
1890		120	223	< 5	--
1889		112	220	< 5	--
1888		117	212	< 5	--
1887		123	182	< 5	--
1886		96	203	< 5	--
1885		94	195	< 5	--
1884		92	195	< 5	--
1883		68	217	< 5	--
1882		84	172	< 5	--
1881		67	186	< 5	--
1880		65	190	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.