Recorded 1982–1995 Boys' name Peak 1982 10 births

Sudan — boys' name

10 babies named Sudan in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s5
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Sudan was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

5 babies were named Sudan in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sudan

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Sudan between 1982 and 1995, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sudan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sudan performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sudan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sudan 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 10 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.

Sudan at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

10

Since 1982

14 years of records

Peak year

1982

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1982

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1995

Sudan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1982

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1982)
5
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
5 19951982 5

Sudan by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 50% of Sudan's all-time total
1980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sudan?
10 babies have been named Sudan since 1982. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1982 with 5 births.
When was Sudan most popular?
Sudan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Sudan been used?
Sudan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 14 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Sudan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sudais, Sudeep, Sudeys, Sudarshan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1982–1995 (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.