Girls' name · since 1979
Sulay
Sulay has 71 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1979
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sulay is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 71 have been recorded since 1979.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sulay has been recorded 71 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2021.
- #31,024 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 71 born since 1979
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sulay ranks #31,024 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 71 born since 1979, peaking in the 1970s.
- #31,024 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 71
- born since 1979
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sulay's 71 recorded births place it above 57.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sulay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sulay's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sulay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2021
- Peak year (1979)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Sulay by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (34 births, 48% of the file).
1970s was Sulay's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Sulay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
14 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 34 births (48% of all-time use).
Sulay by state
Where Sulay concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 33 | 46.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 8 | 11.3% |
33 of 71 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sulay's data
- Sulay's decade-level peak was the 1970s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sulays (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sulay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1979–2021 (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 Sulay 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.