Suede
Girl name · #4062 in 2025 · Uniqueness 46/100
In 2025, 36 baby girls were named Suede, placing it at #4062 in the official national rankings. It has appeared in the national data since 2019. Roughly one in every 50,000 girls born in 2025 was named Suede.
The 6-year story
Suede first appears in the Social Security records in 2019, when 9 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 36 babies and a rank of #3975. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Suede per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Suede in class?
Suede scores 46 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Suede is most common
State-level data for Suede is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Suede
Statistically, parents drawn to Suede tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Solai, Mayve, Vallee, Siyara, and Stetson.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Suede | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3975 |
| 2024 | 32 | #4387 |
| 2023 | 18 | #6409 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8032 |
| 2021 | 12 | #8464 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10473 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Suede a popular girl name?
Suede ranked #4062 among girls in 2025 with 36 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked outside the reported range.
When was the name Suede most popular?
Suede peaked in 2025, when 36 American girls received the name (ranked #3975 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Suede?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 50,000 newborn American girls was named Suede. It scores 46/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.