Girls' name · since 1976
Suhey
Suhey has 212 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Suhey is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 212 have been recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Suhey recorded 212 times among girls since 1976, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2022.
- #19,231 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 212 born since 1976
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suhey ranks #19,231 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 212 born since 1976, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 212
- born since 1976
- 2000s
- peak decade
Suhey's 212 recorded births place it above 73.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Suhey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Suhey's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Suhey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2022
- Peak year (1997)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Suhey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (69 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Suhey's strongest decade.
69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Suhey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 69 births (33% of all-time use).
Suhey by state
Where Suhey concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 11.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 2.8% |
24 of 212 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Suhey's data
- Suhey's decade-level peak was the 2000s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Suheys (24 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Suhey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~46 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, 1976–2022 (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 Suhey 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.