US rank #15906 Girls' name Peak 2022 187 births

Sua — #15906 US girls' name

187 babies named Sua in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s62000s582010s842020s34
#15906
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Sua was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

15 babies were named Sua in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sua

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Sua between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sua currently holds the #15906 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sua performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sua shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sua in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sua in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 187 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sua at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

187

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2022

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#15,906

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sua popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
15
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
05101520 202420202017201420112008200520021989 5

Sua by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
84 births that decade — 45% of Sua's all-time total
1980s51990s62000s582010s842020s34

Sua by state

Where Sua concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sua
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 5.9%
California share of Sua's total US births 5.9%

11 of 187 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sua?
187 babies have been named Sua since 1989. It currently ranks #15906 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 15 births.
When was Sua most popular?
Sua was most popular in the 2010s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Sua most popular?
The top states for the name Sua are California (11 births).
How long has the name Sua been used?
Sua has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sua?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Suanne, Suann, Suad, Suan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.