Girls' name · since 1996
Suhani
980 babies named Suhani in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,838 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 980
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Suhani is the #5838 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 980 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suhani has been recorded 980 times among girls since 1996, currently ranked #5838 nationally and more common than 66% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #7,631 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,838 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 980 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suhani ranks #7,631 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,838 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 980 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,631 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,838 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 980
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Suhani's 980 recorded births place it above 89.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Suhani compares
980 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Suhani's all-time total is 161% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Suhani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 980 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 21 | 19,840 |
Suhani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Suhani's full recorded timeline at 2011, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 98 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Suhani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Suhani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (436 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Suhani's strongest decade.
436 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Suhani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s
2000s
436 births
- 2010s
2010s
380 births
- 2020s 133
2020s
133 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 436 births (44% of all-time use).
How Suhani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Suhani's total volume
Suhani by state
Where Suhani concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 147 | 15.0% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 89 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Texas | | 43 | 4.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 29 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 13 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
147 of 980 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Suhani appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Suhani's data
- Suhani's decade-level peak was the 2000s (436 total births); usage has since declined to 133 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Suhanis (147 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Suhani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
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, 1996–2025 (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 Suhani 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.