Boys' name · since 2009

Sujan

38 babies named Sujan in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#24,187 of 45,481
all-time among boys
38
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade

Sujan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 38 recorded since 2009.

Social Security Administration records show Sujan recorded 38 times among boys since 2009, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2022.

  • #24,187 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 38 born since 2009
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sujan ranks #24,187 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 38 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.

#24,187 of 45,481
all-time among boys
38
born since 2009
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sujan's 38 recorded births place it above 46.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sujan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Sujan's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Sujan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2017)
9
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
45678910 200920102012201420172022 5

Sujan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (28 births, 74% of the file).

2010s was Sujan's strongest decade.

28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.

Sujan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 28 births (74% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sujan? ▼
Sujan has been given to 38 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #24,187 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 9 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Sujan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sujan ranks #24,187 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sujan most popular? ▼
Sujan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Sujan been used? ▼
Sujan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 14 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Sujan? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sujay, Sujal, Sujit. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Sujan's data

  • Sujan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (28 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.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sujan

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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sujan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sujan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2009–2022 (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 Sujan 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.