Girls' name · since 1966
Sudha
Sudha has 15 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #50,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1966
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sudha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 15 recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Sudha recorded 15 times among girls since 1966, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1980.
- #50,224 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1966
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sudha ranks #50,224 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1966, peaking in the 1960s.
- #50,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1966
- 1960s
- peak decade
Sudha's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sudha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sudha splits its recorded history at 1979: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births).
Sudha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1980
- Peak year (1966)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Sudha by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (5 births, 33% of the file).
1960s was Sudha's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Sudha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sudha's data
- Sudha's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sudha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~14 yrs)
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, 1966–1980 (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 Sudha 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.