Suede
Boy name · #1558 in 2025 · Rare
Suede is currently the #1558 boy name in the United States — 110 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #10644, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 16,364 boys born in 2025 was named Suede.
Babies named Suede per year. Source: SSA.
The 33-year story
Suede first appears in the Social Security records in 1992, when 8 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 110 babies and a rank of #1554. 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.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Suede against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Suede in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Suede is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Suede will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Suede is most common
State-level data for Suede is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
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 Swayde, Symere, Swade, Syaire, and Sakai.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Suede | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 110 | #1554 |
| 2024 | 82 | #1921 |
| 2023 | 47 | #2737 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4089 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4780 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7034 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8889 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7617 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12246 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10644 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9912 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9631 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4668 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5501 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4290 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4447 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6128 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Suede a popular boy name?
Suede ranked #1558 among boys in 2025 with 110 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #10644.
When was the name Suede most popular?
Suede peaked in 2025, when 110 American boys received the name (ranked #1554 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 16,364 newborn American boys was named Suede. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
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.