Suede
The Story of Suede
As a girl name
Suede first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2019, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 32 Suedes were born — ranking #4,369 that year. As of 2026, Suede ranks #4,523 for girls with 31 births, with steady use. In total, more than 144 Suedes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Suede first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1992, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 86 Suedes were born — ranking #1,893 that year. As of 2026, Suede ranks #1,893 for boys with 86 births, rising sharply (+485% over the past five years). In total, more than 444 Suedes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Suede
Suede is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 444 births in the dataset. Suede's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,893. Use the chart and map above to compare Suede's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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