Girls' name · since 1963

Sook

Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 6 babies named Sook, peaking in 1963. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#61,553 of 72,339
all-time among girls
6
born since 1963
1960s
peak decade

Sook is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 6 have been recorded since 1963.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sook has been recorded 6 times among girls since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 1963.

  • #61,553 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 6 born since 1963
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sook ranks #61,553 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6 born since 1963, peaking in the 1960s.

#61,553 of 72,339
all-time among girls
6
born since 1963
1960s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Sook's 6 recorded births place it above 14.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sook popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1963

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1963)
6
Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
6 1963 6

Sook by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (6 births, 100% of the file).

1960s was Sook's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Sook births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 6 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sook?
Sook has been given to 6 babies in the U.S. since 1963, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #61,553 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1963. 6 babies were born in 1963, its single highest year.
Where does Sook sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sook ranks #61,553 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sook most popular?
Sook was most popular in the 1960s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Sook been used?
The SSA has tracked Sook since 1963 -- 1 year through the most recent 1963 data.
What names are similar to Sook?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soo, Sookie, Soon, Soojin, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Sook: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1963–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sook draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.