How Many People Are Named Sue?
people named Sue are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,965 people in the US has this name
Based on 145,055 babies named Sue in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
5,318 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of SUSANNA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Sue (99.6%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sue alive today is about 70 years old, and 88% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 64 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sue first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1947, to 5,318 babies. In 2025, 11 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sue never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #61, in 1946, and it was in the top 100 for 12 years, 1939 to 1950. In 2025 it ranked #9,384.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,384 |
| Best rank | #61 (1946) |
| Years in the top 100 | 12 (1939 to 1950) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #72 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sue alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sue were born in Ohio than in any other state: about 7,365 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Sue was given 1.9 times as often in Indiana, 1.7 times in Kentucky and 1.7 times in Oklahoma.
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