Recorded 1941–1970 Girls' name Peak 1943 291 births

Suellyn — girls' name

291 babies named Suellyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s1431950s831960s571970s8
1940s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Suellyn was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

22 babies were named Suellyn in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suellyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 291 babies named Suellyn between 1941 and 1970, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Suellyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1970. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suellyn performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Suellyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Suellyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suellyn 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 291 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.

Suellyn at a glance

Last recorded 1970

Total births

291

Since 1941

30 years of records

Peak year

1943

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1970

Active since

1941

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1970

Suellyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–1941

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1943)
22
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 19701963195819541950194619421941 9

Suellyn by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
143 births that decade — 49% of Suellyn's all-time total
1940s1431950s831960s571970s8

Suellyn by state

Where Suellyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Suellyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
23 7.9%
Illinois share of Suellyn's total US births 7.9%

23 of 291 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suellyn?
291 babies have been named Suellyn since 1941. It was last recorded in 1970. The peak year was 1943 with 22 births.
When was Suellyn most popular?
Suellyn was most popular in the 1940s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
Where is Suellyn most popular?
The top states for the name Suellyn are Illinois (23 births).
How long has the name Suellyn been used?
Suellyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 30 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Suellyn?
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, 1941–1970 (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.