Recorded 1941–2002 Girls' name Peak 1980 462 births

Sueellen — girls' name

462 babies named Sueellen in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s691950s781960s1131970s531980s1111990s272000s11
1960s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Sueellen was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

23 babies were named Sueellen in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sueellen

The Social Security Administration has registered 462 babies named Sueellen between 1941 and 2002, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sueellen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sueellen performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 113 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sueellen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Sueellen in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sueellen 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 462 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.

Sueellen at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

462

Since 1941

62 years of records

Peak year

1980

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1941

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2002

Sueellen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1941

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1980)
23
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
0510152025 20021989198219731964195619481941 7

Sueellen by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
113 births that decade — 24% of Sueellen's all-time total
1940s691950s781960s1131970s531980s1111990s272000s11

Sueellen by state

Where Sueellen concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sueellen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.3%
#2 New York
5 1.1%
California share of Sueellen's total US births 1.3%
Even split

6 of 462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sueellen?
462 babies have been named Sueellen since 1941. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1980 with 23 births.
When was Sueellen most popular?
Sueellen was most popular in the 1960s decade with 113 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Sueellen most popular?
The top states for the name Sueellen are California (6 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Sueellen been used?
Sueellen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 62 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Sueellen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sue, Suellen, Sueann, Sueanne, and 4 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, 1941–2002 (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.