Recorded 1976–2022 Girls' name Peak 1997 212 births

Suhey — girls' name

212 babies named Suhey in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s201980s291990s582000s692010s312020s5
2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Suhey was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

12 babies were named Suhey in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suhey

The Social Security Administration has registered 212 babies named Suhey between 1976 and 2022, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Suhey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suhey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Suhey shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Suhey in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suhey 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 212 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.

Suhey at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

212

Since 1976

47 years of records

Peak year

1997

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1976

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2022

Suhey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1976

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1997)
12
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
468101214 20222011200620021997199219831976 8

Suhey by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
69 births that decade — 33% of Suhey's all-time total
1970s201980s291990s582000s692010s312020s5

Suhey by state

Where Suhey concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Suhey
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
24 11.3%
#2 New York
6 2.8%
California share of Suhey's total US births 11.3%
Even split

24 of 212 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suhey?
212 babies have been named Suhey since 1976. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1997 with 12 births.
When was Suhey most popular?
Suhey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Suhey most popular?
The top states for the name Suhey are California (24 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Suhey been used?
Suhey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 47 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Suhey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Suhani, Suhana, Suha, Suhayla, 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, 1976–2022 (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.