Boys' name · since 1977
Sudhir
12 babies named Sudhir in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #32,976 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
12 boys have been named Sudhir since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sudhir has been recorded 12 times among boys since 1977, 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 1977 to 1980.
- #32,976 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sudhir ranks #32,976 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #32,976 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sudhir's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sudhir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sudhir's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sudhir popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1980
- Peak year (1980)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Sudhir by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
1980s was Sudhir's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Sudhir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sudhir: 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 (~3 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, 1977–1980 (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 Sudhir 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.