Recorded 1979–2021 Girls' name Peak 1979 71 births

Sulay — girls' name

71 babies named Sulay in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s341980s121990s142010s52020s6
1970s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Sulay was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

34 babies were named Sulay in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sulay

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Sulay between 1979 and 2021, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sulay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sulay performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sulay shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Sulay in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sulay 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 71 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.

Sulay at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

71

Since 1979

43 years of records

Peak year

1979

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1979

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2021

Sulay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1979

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1979)
34
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
010203040 202120111990198219811979 34

Sulay by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
34 births that decade — 48% of Sulay's all-time total
1970s341980s121990s142010s52020s6

Sulay by state

Where Sulay concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sulay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
33 46.5%
#2 New Jersey
8 11.3%
New York share of Sulay's total US births 46.5%
Even split

33 of 71 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sulay?
71 babies have been named Sulay since 1979. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1979 with 34 births.
When was Sulay most popular?
Sulay was most popular in the 1970s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Sulay most popular?
The top states for the name Sulay are New York (33 births), New Jersey (8 births).
How long has the name Sulay been used?
Sulay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 43 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Sulay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sulema, Sula, Sullivan, Sulma, 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, 1979–2021 (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.