Recorded 1966–1980 Girls' name Peak 1966 15 births

Sudha — girls' name

15 babies named Sudha in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s51980s5
1960s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Sudha was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

5 babies were named Sudha in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sudha

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Sudha between 1966 and 1980, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sudha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sudha performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sudha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sudha 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 15 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.

Sudha at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

15

Since 1966

15 years of records

Peak year

1966

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1966

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1980

Sudha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1966

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1966)
5
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
5 198019791966 5

Sudha by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
5 births that decade — 33% of Sudha's all-time total
1960s51970s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sudha?
15 babies have been named Sudha since 1966. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1966 with 5 births.
When was Sudha most popular?
Sudha was most popular in the 1960s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
How long has the name Sudha been used?
Sudha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 15 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Sudha?
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.

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, 1966–1980 (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.