Unisex name · since 1992
Suede
393 babies named Suede in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,124 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,558 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 393
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Suede is the #1558 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 393 recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suede has been recorded 393 times among boys since 1992, currently ranked #1558 nationally and more common than 89% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #9,124 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,558 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 393 born since 1992
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suede ranks #9,124 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,558 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 393 born since 1992, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,124 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,558 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 393
- born since 1992
- 2020s
- peak decade
Suede's 393 recorded births place it above 79.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Suede compares
393 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Suede's all-time total is 7% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Suede | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 393 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 110 | 34 | 22,252 |
Suede's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Suede splits its recorded history at 2017: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 110 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Suede popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Suede popularity over time - girls
120 total births recorded since 2019 (Suede as girls' name)
Suede by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (296 births, 75% of the file).
2020s was Suede's strongest decade.
296 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Suede births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 68
1990s
68 births
- 2010s 29
2010s
29 births
- 2020s
2020s
296 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 296 births (75% of all-time use).
Suede by state
Where Suede concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 47 | 12.0% |
| #2 | California | | 13 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 12 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Utah | | 9 | 2.3% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 7 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 6 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.3% |
47 of 393 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Suede's data
- Texas records the most Suedes (47 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Suede: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Suede 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.