Recorded 1989–1990 Girls' name Peak 1990 17 births

Sueling — girls' name

17 babies named Sueling in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s12
1990s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Sueling was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

12 babies were named Sueling in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sueling

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Sueling between 1989 and 1990, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sueling currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sueling performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sueling shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sueling in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sueling 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 17 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.

Sueling at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

17

Since 1989

2 years of records

Peak year

1990

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1989

Recorded for 2 years

Last year on file: 1990

Sueling popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1989

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1990)
12
Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
468101214 19901989 5

Sueling by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 71% of Sueling's all-time total
1980s51990s12

Sueling by state

Where Sueling concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sueling
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 58.8%
California share of Sueling's total US births 58.8%

10 of 17 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sueling?
17 babies have been named Sueling since 1989. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1990 with 12 births.
When was Sueling most popular?
Sueling was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Sueling most popular?
The top states for the name Sueling are California (10 births).
How long has the name Sueling been used?
Sueling has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 2 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Sueling?
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, 1989–1990 (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.