Suellyn
Suellyn Scarnecchia is a clinical law professor at the University of Michigan. She previously served as the general counsel and vice president at the University of Michigan from 2008 to 2012. From 2003 to 2008 she was the dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law, the first woman to fill that position.
Meaning & Origin of Suellyn
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Suellyn Scarnecchia is a clinical law professor at the University of Michigan. She previously served as the general counsel and vice president at the University of Michigan from 2008 to 2012. From 2003 to 2008 she was the dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law, the first woman to fill that position.
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The Story of Suellyn
Suellyn first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1941, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1943, when 22 Suellyns were born — ranking #1,834 that year. As of 2026, Suellyn ranks #5,818 for baby girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 291 Suellyns have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Suellyn
Suellyn is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1941 and has accumulated 291 births in the dataset. Suellyn's peak popularity came in 1943 when it ranked #1,834. Use the chart and map above to compare Suellyn'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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