Recorded 1947–1977 Unisex name Peak 1968 106 births

Suan — unisex name

106 babies named Suan in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s381960s501970s7
1960s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Suan was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

10 babies were named Suan in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suan

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Suan between 1947 and 1977, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Suan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1977. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Suan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 61 additional births since 1985.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suan performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Suan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suan 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 106 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.

Suan at a glance

Last recorded 1977

Total births

106

Since 1947

31 years of records

Peak year

1968

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1977

Active since

1947

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1977

Suan popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1947

Last recorded 1977
Peak year (1968)
10
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 197719671963196119581955195119481947 5

Suan popularity over time — boys

61 total births recorded since 1985 (Suan as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 61 births
45678910 202120202018201720152014201220101985 5

Suan by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
50 births that decade — 47% of Suan's all-time total
1940s111950s381960s501970s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suan?
106 babies have been named Suan since 1947. It was last recorded in 1977. The peak year was 1968 with 10 births.
When was Suan most popular?
Suan was most popular in the 1960s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Is Suan a unisex name?
Yes, Suan is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 106 births, and as a boy's name it has 61 births.
How long has the name Suan been used?
Suan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 31 years of data through 1977.
What names are similar to Suan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Suanne, Suann, Suad, Sua, 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, 1947–1977 (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.