Unisex name · since 1985
Suman
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.
- #32,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 63
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Suman sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 63 recorded since 1985.
Social Security Administration records show Suman recorded 63 times among girls since 1985, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2007.
- #32,384 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 63 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suman ranks #32,384 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 63 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #32,384 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 63
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Suman's 63 recorded births place it above 55.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Suman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Suman's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Suman popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2007
- Peak year (1999)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Suman popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1988 (Suman as boys' name)
Suman by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (39 births, 62% of the file).
1990s was Suman's strongest decade.
39 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Suman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 39 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Suman's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (39 total births) through the 2000s (13) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Suman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~22 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, 1985–2007 (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 Suman 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.