Recorded 1964–1998 Boys' name Peak 1979 140 births

Suresh — boys' name

140 babies named Suresh in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s171970s761980s291990s18
1970s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Suresh was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

11 babies were named Suresh in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suresh

The Social Security Administration has registered 140 babies named Suresh between 1964 and 1998, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Suresh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suresh performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 76 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Suresh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suresh 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 140 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.

Suresh at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

140

Since 1964

35 years of records

Peak year

1979

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1964

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1998

Suresh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1964

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1979)
11
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4681012 1998198519801977197419711964 9

Suresh by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
76 births that decade — 54% of Suresh's all-time total
1960s171970s761980s291990s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suresh?
140 babies have been named Suresh since 1964. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1979 with 11 births.
When was Suresh most popular?
Suresh was most popular in the 1970s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Suresh been used?
Suresh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 35 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Suresh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Surya, Suraj, Suren, Surafel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1964–1998 (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.