Girls' name · since 2003
Sulekha
11 babies named Sulekha in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #54,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sulekha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 2003.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sulekha has been recorded 11 times among girls since 2003, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2019.
- #54,198 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 11 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sulekha ranks #54,198 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #54,198 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 11
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sulekha's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Sulekha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sulekha's full recorded timeline at 2019, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sulekha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2019
- Peak year (2019)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Sulekha by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Sulekha's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Sulekha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Sulekha by state
Where Sulekha concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 6 | 54.5% |
6 of 11 births nationwide.
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- Minnesota records the most Sulekhas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 2003–2019 (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 Sulekha 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.