Boys' name · since 1988

Suave

45 babies named Suave in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,967 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 1988
1980s
peak decade

Suave sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 45 recorded since 1988.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suave has been recorded 45 times among boys since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 1992.

  • #22,967 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 45 born since 1988
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suave ranks #22,967 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1988, peaking in the 1980s.

#22,967 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 1988
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Suave's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Suave's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Suave's full recorded timeline at 1990, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Suave popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1992

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1988)
17
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
5101520 19881989199019911992 7

Suave by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (24 births, 53% of the file).

1980s was Suave's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Suave births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 24 births (53% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suave? ▼
45 babies have been named Suave since 1988. All-time, it sits at #22,967 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1988 with 17 births.
Where does Suave sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suave ranks #22,967 of 45,481 boys' 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 Suave most popular? ▼
Suave was most popular in the 1980s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Suave been used? ▼
Suave has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 5 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Suave? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Suan, Suade, Suad. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Suave's data

  • Suave's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 1990s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Suave

Nearby Names Like Suave

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Suave

Suan Boy
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Suad Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Suave: 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, 1988–1992 (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 Suave 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.