Girls' name · since 2003

Sude

Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 45 babies named Sude, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#36,304 of 72,339
all-time among girls
45
born since 2003
2000s
peak decade

45 girls have been named Sude since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Sude recorded 45 times among girls since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2009.

  • #36,304 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 45 born since 2003
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sude ranks #36,304 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.

#36,304 of 72,339
all-time among girls
45
born since 2003
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sude's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Sude's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Sude's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Sude popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
4681012 2003200420052006200720082009 8

Sude by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (45 births, 100% of the file).

2000s was Sude's strongest decade.

45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Sude births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 45 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sude?
Sude has been given to 45 babies in the U.S. since 2003, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #36,304 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2009. 10 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Sude sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sude ranks #36,304 of 72,339 girls' 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 Sude most popular?
Sude was most popular in the 2000s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Sude been used?
The SSA has tracked Sude since 2003 -- 7 years through the most recent 2009 data.
What names are similar to Sude?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sudie, Suda, Sudiksha, Suddie, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sude: 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, 2003–2009 (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 Sude 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.