Recorded 1968–1987 Girls' name Peak 1973 123 births

Sujata — girls' name

123 babies named Sujata in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s91970s851980s29
1970s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Sujata was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

12 babies were named Sujata in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sujata

The Social Security Administration has registered 123 babies named Sujata between 1968 and 1987, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sujata currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sujata performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sujata shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sujata 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 123 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.

Sujata at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

123

Since 1968

20 years of records

Peak year

1973

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1968

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1987

Sujata popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1968

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1973)
12
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
468101214 19871982198019781976197419721968 9

Sujata by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
85 births that decade — 69% of Sujata's all-time total
1960s91970s851980s29

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sujata?
123 babies have been named Sujata since 1968. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1973 with 12 births.
When was Sujata most popular?
Sujata was most popular in the 1970s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Sujata been used?
Sujata has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 20 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Sujata?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sujey, Sujeily, Sujin, Sujei, 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, 1968–1987 (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.