Boys' name · since 1964
Suresh
Suresh has 140 recorded births since 1964 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 140
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Suresh is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 140 have been recorded since 1964.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suresh has been recorded 140 times among boys since 1964, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1964 to 1998.
- #15,236 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 140 born since 1964
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suresh ranks #15,236 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1964, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,236 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 140
- born since 1964
- 1970s
- peak decade
Suresh's 140 recorded births place it above 66.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Suresh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Suresh splits its recorded history at 1977: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Suresh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1998
- Peak year (1979)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Suresh by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (76 births, 54% of the file).
1970s was Suresh's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Suresh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 17
1960s
17 births
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 29
1980s
29 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 76 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Suresh's decade-level peak was the 1970s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Suresh: 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 (~34 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, 1964–1998 (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 Suresh 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.