Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Suede

Gender Unisex · 23% girls Rank 2025 #1,561 Trend ↑ Rising 769%
Rank 2025
#1,561
among boys · ↑373 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
146
named Suede · +28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,528
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
146 babies
All-time total
513
#9,112 all-time among boys
First recorded
1992
in Social Security records

Suede popularity over time

513 babies have been named Suede since 1992, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s – 68 68 7 – #4,503
2000s – – – – – –
2010s 9 29 38 4 – #8,081
2020s (to 2025) 111 296 407 68 +1685% #1,561

Where Suede is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 142 0.08 outside top 500
2027 176 0.10 outside top 500
2028 212 0.12 outside top 500
2029 248 0.15 outside top 500
2030 283 0.17 outside top 500

Where Suede is most popular

Boys named Suede per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.033 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Suede born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 9 0.094 +186%
Oklahoma 6 0.068 +106%
Texas 47 0.053 +62%
Georgia 12 0.047 +44%
Tennessee 7 0.039 +18%
North Carolina 5 0.020 -41%
California 13 0.014 -57%
Florida 5 0.011 -68%
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State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Suede

Suede is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #1,561 in 2025 with 110 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1992, 513 American babies have been named Suede, about 77% boys and 23% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 146 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Suede stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Suede?

The median living Suede is about 1 years old; half are between 0 and 4. An estimated 500 people named Suede are alive in the United States today.

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Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Suede year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 36 #4,057 110 #1,561
2024 32 #4,461 82 #1,934
2023 18 #6,647 47 #2,767
2022 13 #8,476 26 #4,172
2021 12 #8,921 20 #4,907
2020 – – 11 #7,436
2019 9 #11,269 8 #9,629
2018 – – 10 #8,081
2017 – – 5 #13,991
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Suede, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Suede?

The median living Suede is about 1 years old. Half of all living Suedes are between 0 and 4 years old.

How many people named Suede are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Suede are alive in the United States, based on 513 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Suede in 2025?

Suede ranked #1,561 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 110 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Suede?

513 babies have been named Suede in the United States since 1992, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Suede most popular?

Suede peaked in 2025, when 146 newborns received the name.

Is Suede a boy or girl name?

Suede is used for both: about 23% of babies named Suede have been girls and 77% boys.

Is the name Suede rising or falling?

Suede is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Suede become more popular?

Suede is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 283 boys named Suede in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Suede

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