Girls' name · since 1941
Suellyn
Since 1941, U.S. Social Security records show 291 babies named Suellyn, peaking in 1943. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 291
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
Suellyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 291 have been recorded since 1941.
Suellyn has 291 recorded births among girls since 1941, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 1970.
- #16,185 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 291 born since 1941
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suellyn ranks #16,185 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 291 born since 1941, peaking in the 1940s.
- #16,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 291
- born since 1941
- 1940s
- peak decade
Suellyn's 291 recorded births place it above 77.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Suellyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Suellyn's full recorded timeline at 1954, 37% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 63% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1943 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Suellyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1970
- Peak year (1943)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Suellyn by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (143 births, 49% of the file).
1940s was Suellyn's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Suellyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
143 births
- 1950s
1950s
83 births
- 1960s 57
1960s
57 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 143 births (49% of all-time use).
Suellyn by state
Where Suellyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 23 | 7.9% |
23 of 291 births nationwide.
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What to do with Suellyn's data
- Suellyn's decade-level peak was the 1940s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Suellyns (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Suellyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1941–1970 (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 Suellyn 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.