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Worldwide Name Statistics

Sue

Ranked #727 - 1 in 120,813 people
US

Most common in

United States

66k bearers

World total

66,218

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#727

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States66k
Worldwide
~66k
rank #727
Rarity
1 in 120,813
of people globally
Gender split
0/100
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~66k in US

About the name Sue

There are an estimated 66,218 people named Sue alive worldwide today. That ranks Sue at #727 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Sue is held by approximately 66,218 people, ranking #727 among first names. That works out to roughly 20 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 5,012 U.S. residents).

Historically Sue is used overwhelmingly as a female name (99.6% female).

Sue appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.4%Female 99.6%

Sue popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Sue, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 65
  2. 1881: 67
  3. 1882: 84
  4. 1883: 68
  5. 1884: 92
  6. 1885: 94
  7. 1886: 96
  8. 1887: 123
  9. 1888: 117
  10. 1889: 112
  11. 1890: 120
  12. 1891: 127
  13. 1892: 163
  14. 1893: 123
  15. 1894: 105
  16. 1895: 157
  17. 1896: 121
  18. 1897: 145
  19. 1898: 143
  20. 1899: 122
  21. 1900: 157
  22. 1901: 135
  23. 1902: 154
  24. 1903: 146
  25. 1904: 163
  26. 1905: 191
  27. 1906: 178
  28. 1907: 201
  29. 1908: 206
  30. 1909: 243
  31. 1910: 277
  32. 1911: 330
  33. 1912: 431
  34. 1913: 483
  35. 1914: 634
  36. 1915: 812
  37. 1916: 868
  38. 1917: 785
  39. 1918: 785
  40. 1919: 693
  41. 1920: 707
  42. 1921: 668
  43. 1922: 684
  44. 1923: 598
  45. 1924: 644
  46. 1925: 673
  47. 1926: 697
  48. 1927: 683
  49. 1928: 785
  50. 1929: 944
  51. 1930: 1,218
  52. 1931: 1,226
  53. 1932: 1,516
  54. 1933: 1,677
  55. 1934: 1,947
  56. 1935: 2,037
  57. 1936: 2,231
  58. 1937: 2,516
  59. 1938: 2,599
  60. 1939: 2,623
  61. 1940: 3,112
  62. 1941: 3,375
  63. 1942: 3,646
  64. 1943: 3,869
  65. 1944: 4,049
  66. 1945: 3,930
  67. 1946: 5,161
  68. 1947: 5,318
  69. 1948: 4,685
  70. 1949: 3,937
  71. 1950: 3,512
  72. 1951: 3,371
  73. 1952: 3,335
  74. 1953: 3,656
  75. 1954: 3,975
  76. 1955: 3,737
  77. 1956: 3,755
  78. 1957: 4,500
  79. 1958: 4,688
  80. 1959: 4,398
  81. 1960: 4,015
  82. 1961: 3,515
  83. 1962: 3,184
  84. 1963: 2,597
  85. 1964: 2,183
  86. 1965: 1,775
  87. 1966: 1,324
  88. 1967: 1,258
  89. 1968: 979
  90. 1969: 810
  91. 1970: 666
  92. 1971: 637
  93. 1972: 453
  94. 1973: 396
  95. 1974: 360
  96. 1975: 293
  97. 1976: 241
  98. 1977: 280
  99. 1978: 235
  100. 1979: 277
  101. 1980: 347
  102. 1981: 277
  103. 1982: 222
  104. 1983: 179
  105. 1984: 155
  106. 1985: 151
  107. 1986: 116
  108. 1987: 109
  109. 1988: 115
  110. 1989: 100
  111. 1990: 85
  112. 1991: 89
  113. 1992: 75
  114. 1993: 74
  115. 1994: 57
  116. 1995: 47
  117. 1996: 49
  118. 1997: 43
  119. 1998: 32
  120. 1999: 29
  121. 2000: 36
  122. 2001: 32
  123. 2002: 25
  124. 2003: 23
  125. 2004: 14
  126. 2005: 21
  127. 2006: 22
  128. 2007: 23
  129. 2008: 17
  130. 2009: 25
  131. 2010: 17
  132. 2011: 19
  133. 2012: 13
  134. 2013: 26
  135. 2014: 15
  136. 2015: 13
  137. 2016: 12
  138. 2017: 10
  139. 2018: 16
  140. 2019: 6
  141. 2021: 5
  142. 2022: 5
  143. 2023: 9
  144. 2024: 13
  145. 2025: 11

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Sue worldwide?

There are an estimated 66,218 people named Sue alive worldwide today, ranking #727 globally.

Is Sue a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 120,813 people. In the United States there are roughly 66,218 bearers, which is 1 in 5,012 Americans.

Is Sue a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Sue is used 0.4% male and 99.6% female.

Where does the name Sue come from?

Who are famous people named Sue?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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