Is Sue a boy or girl name?
Sue is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 0 boys were named Sue, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 145,042 US babies named Sue were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,338
- Babies named Sue since 1880
- 145,042
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 5,318 babies
Boys and girls named Sue, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 918 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,326 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,774 | 100% |
| 1910s | 7 | 6,091 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 10 | 7,073 | 99.9% |
| 1930s | 83 | 19,507 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 139 | 40,943 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 75 | 38,852 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 39 | 21,602 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 15 | 3,821 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 93 | 1,677 | 94.7% |
| 1990s | 58 | 522 | 90% |
| 2000s | 0 | 238 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 147 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 32 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,338 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,055 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,449 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,390 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,337 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,374 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,360 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,010 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,301 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,055 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,818 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,475 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,690 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,705 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 23 | #6,058 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,102 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,974 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,197 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,394 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,886 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,020 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,652 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,071 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,724 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,868 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,483 | 38 | #3,138 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,649 |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,290 | 48 | #2,621 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,721 | 64 | #2,122 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,297 | 68 | #2,028 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,460 | 79 | #1,814 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,949 | 74 | #1,903 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,999 | 86 | #1,627 |
| 1988 | 18 | #3,060 | 97 | #1,438 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,397 | 101 | #1,361 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,270 | 108 | #1,258 |
| 1985 | 11 | #4,017 | 140 | #1,059 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,905 | 147 | #987 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,860 | 171 | #889 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,926 | 211 | #779 |
| 1981 | 7 | #5,419 | 270 | #658 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 346 | #544 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,954 | 272 | #642 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 235 | #682 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 280 | #606 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 241 | #646 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 293 | #567 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,907 | 355 | #496 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 396 | #463 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 452 | #431 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,568 | 632 | #372 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 665 | #367 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 811 | #318 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 979 | #276 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,258 | #232 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,217 | 1,316 | #228 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,775 | #190 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,825 | 2,173 | #176 |
| 1963 | 6 | #4,000 | 2,591 | #155 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 3,184 | #135 |
| 1961 | 9 | #3,074 | 3,506 | #130 |
| 1960 | 6 | #4,003 | 4,009 | #120 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,643 | 4,387 | #107 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,165 | 4,673 | #102 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,808 | 4,490 | #104 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 3,756 | #118 |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,174 | 3,728 | #116 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 3,975 | #106 |
| 1953 | 8 | #3,119 | 3,648 | #106 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 3,335 | #113 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,128 | 3,357 | #106 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,753 | 3,503 | #100 |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,441 | 3,926 | #88 |
| 1948 | 10 | #2,598 | 4,674 | #78 |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,346 | 5,306 | #69 |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,805 | 5,144 | #61 |
| 1945 | 16 | #1,761 | 3,915 | #66 |
| 1944 | 15 | #1,879 | 4,034 | #62 |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,690 | 3,850 | #72 |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,936 | 3,630 | #73 |
| 1941 | 16 | #1,813 | 3,358 | #75 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,840 | 3,106 | #81 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 2,623 | #92 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,470 | 2,589 | #104 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,184 | 2,504 | #101 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,601 | 2,222 | #109 |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,117 | 2,024 | #115 |
| 1934 | 14 | #2,012 | 1,933 | #119 |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,249 | 1,670 | #131 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,336 | 1,509 | #139 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,711 | 1,220 | #153 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,484 | 1,213 | #167 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 944 | #198 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,660 | 780 | #225 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,725 | 678 | #251 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 697 | #248 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 673 | #255 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 644 | #258 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 598 | #262 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 684 | #252 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 668 | #256 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 707 | #246 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 693 | #242 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 785 | #226 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,508 | 778 | #218 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 868 | #203 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 812 | #203 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 634 | #205 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 483 | #215 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 431 | #215 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 330 | #214 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 277 | #231 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 243 | #231 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 206 | #237 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 201 | #233 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 178 | #243 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 191 | #225 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 163 | #245 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 146 | #252 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 154 | #251 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 135 | #250 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 157 | #261 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 122 | #259 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 143 | #250 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 145 | #229 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 121 | #261 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 157 | #219 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 105 | #270 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 123 | #237 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 163 | #197 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 127 | #210 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 120 | #223 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 112 | #220 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 117 | #212 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 123 | #182 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 96 | #203 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 94 | #195 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 92 | #195 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 68 | #217 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 84 | #172 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 67 | #186 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 65 | #190 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sue reached #1,690 in 1943. As a girl name, it reached #61 in 1946. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sue
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.