Suen
Sin or Suen (Akkadian: ๐ญ๐๐ช, dEN.ZU) also known as Nanna (Sumerian: ๐ญ๐๐ Dล Eล .KI, DNANNA) is the Mesopotamian god representing the moon. While these two names originate in two different languages, respectively Akkadian and Sumerian, they were already used interchangeably to refer to one deity in the Early Dynastic period. They were sometimes combined into the double name Nanna-Suen.
Meaning & Origin of Suen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sin or Suen (Akkadian: ๐ญ๐๐ช, dEN.ZU) also known as Nanna (Sumerian: ๐ญ๐๐ Dล Eล .KI, DNANNA) is the Mesopotamian god representing the moon. While these two names originate in two different languages, respectively Akkadian and Sumerian, they were already used interchangeably to refer to one deity in the Early Dynastic period. They were sometimes combined into the double name Nanna-Suen.
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The Story of Suen
Suen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1970, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 5 Suens were born โ ranking #4,724 that year. As of 2026, Suen ranks #4,724 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Suens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Suen
Suen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Suen's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #4,724. Use the chart and map above to compare Suen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880โ2026) โ 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 โ Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary โ Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution โ Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names โ Datamuse .
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