Suellen
Suellen or SuEllen, also adapted to Suelen in other languages, is an English female given name, a compound of Sue and Ellen.
Meaning & Origin of Suellen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Suellen or SuEllen, also adapted to Suelen in other languages, is an English female given name, a compound of Sue and Ellen.
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The Story of Suellen
Suellen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1936, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1941, when 159 Suellens were born — ranking #552 that year. As of 2026, Suellen ranks #13,441 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Suellens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Suellen
Suellen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1936 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Suellen's peak popularity came in 1941 when it ranked #552. Use the chart and map above to compare Suellen'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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