Recorded 1985–2007 Unisex name Peak 1999 63 births

Suman — unisex name

63 babies named Suman in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s392000s13
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Suman was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

11 babies were named Suman in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suman

The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Suman between 1985 and 2007, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Suman currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Suman is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1988.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suman performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Suman shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suman 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 63 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.

Suman at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

63

Since 1985

23 years of records

Peak year

1999

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1985

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2007

Suman popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1985

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1999)
11
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 200720021999199619931992199119871985 5

Suman popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 1988 (Suman as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20131988 5

Suman by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
39 births that decade — 62% of Suman's all-time total
1980s111990s392000s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suman?
63 babies have been named Suman since 1985. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1999 with 11 births.
When was Suman most popular?
Suman was most popular in the 1990s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Is Suman a unisex name?
Yes, Suman is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 63 births, and as a boy's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Suman been used?
Suman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 23 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Suman?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Summer, Sumaya, Sumer, Sumayyah, 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, 1985–2007 (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.