Girls' name · since 1935
Su
Since 1935, U.S. Social Security records show 700 babies named Su, peaking in 1957. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,198 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 700
- born since 1935
- 1950s
- peak decade
Su currently ranks #10198 among girls' names in America, with 700 babies recorded since 1935.
Social Security Administration records show Su recorded 700 times among girls since 1935, holding rank #10198 nationally today, ahead of 41% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2025.
- #9,525 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,198 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 700 born since 1935
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Su ranks #9,525 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,198 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 700 born since 1935, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,525 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,198 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 700
- born since 1935
- 1950s
- peak decade
Su's 700 recorded births place it above 86.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Su compares
700 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Su's all-time total is 86% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Su | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 700 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Su's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Su's full recorded timeline at 1979, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1957 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Su popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2025
- Peak year (1957)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Su popularity over time - boys
33 total births recorded since 1982 (Su as boys' name)
Su by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (141 births, 20% of the file).
1950s was Su's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Su births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s
1940s
91 births
- 1950s
1950s
141 births
- 1960s
1960s
91 births
- 1970s
1970s
69 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s
1990s
62 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 141 births (20% of all-time use).
How Su compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Su's total volume
Su by state
Where Su concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 700 births nationwide.
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What to do with Su's data
- Su's decade-level peak was the 1950s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sus (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Su: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~90 yrs)
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, 1935–2025 (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 Su 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.