Sue
Girl · SOO · Hebrew
Sue is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “lily”. In 2025 it ranked 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Sue mean?
Hebrew: short form of Susan, from Shoshannah
“lily”
Susan comes from Susanna, from Hebrew Shoshannah, meaning lily or possibly lotus.
- Say it
- SOO
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Is Sue a girl's or a boy's name?
Sue is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sue in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 6 girls.
Sue in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 1 | #7,377 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Sue in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,858among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Sue, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 1947, with 5,306 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sue in the US since 1880 were born between 1939 and 1958, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sue in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 10 | #9,939 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5,141 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6,561 |
| 2010 | 17 | #7,214 |
| 2009 | 25 | #5,535 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 25 | #4,763 |
| 2001 | 32 | #3,936 |
| 2000 | 36 | #3,586 |
| 1999 | 29 | #3,966 |
| 1998 | 32 | #3,645 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,817 |
| 1996 | 38 | #3,088 |
| 1995 | 47 | #2,618 |
| 1994 | 48 | #2,580 |
| 1993 | 64 | #2,107 |
| 1992 | 68 | #2,005 |
| 1991 | 79 | #1,801 |
| 1990 | 74 | #1,888 |
| 1989 | 86 | #1,611 |
| 1988 | 97 | #1,426 |
| 1987 | 101 | #1,348 |
| 1986 | 108 | #1,254 |
| 1985 | 140 | #1,056 |
| 1984 | 147 | #979 |
| 1983 | 171 | #886 |
| 1982 | 211 | #776 |
| 1981 | 270 | #655 |
| 1980 | 347 | #543 |
| 1979 | 272 | #639 |
| 1978 | 235 | #679 |
| 1977 | 280 | #605 |
| 1976 | 241 | #642 |
| 1975 | 293 | #566 |
| 1974 | 355 | #495 |
| 1973 | 396 | #463 |
| 1972 | 453 | #428 |
| 1971 | 632 | #371 |
| 1970 | 666 | #367 |
| 1969 | 810 | #318 |
| 1968 | 979 | #276 |
| 1967 | 1,258 | #231 |
| 1966 | 1,316 | #227 |
| 1965 | 1,775 | #190 |
| 1964 | 2,173 | #176 |
| 1963 | 2,591 | #155 |
| 1962 | 3,184 | #135 |
| 1961 | 3,506 | #130 |
| 1960 | 4,009 | #120 |
| 1959 | 4,387 | #107 |
| 1958 | 4,673 | #102 |
| 1957 | 4,490 | #104 |
| 1956 | 3,755 | #118 |
| 1955 | 3,729 | #116 |
| 1954 | 3,975 | #106 |
| 1953 | 3,648 | #106 |
| 1952 | 3,335 | #113 |
| 1951 | 3,357 | #106 |
| 1950 | 3,503 | #100 |
| 1949 | 3,926 | #88 |
| 1948 | 4,675 | #78 |
| 1947 | 5,306 | #69 |
| 1946 | 5,144 | #61 |
| 1945 | 3,914 | #66 |
| 1944 | 4,034 | #62 |
| 1943 | 3,850 | #72 |
| 1942 | 3,631 | #73 |
| 1941 | 3,359 | #75 |
| 1940 | 3,104 | #81 |
| 1939 | 2,623 | #92 |
| 1938 | 2,589 | #104 |
| 1937 | 2,504 | #101 |
| 1936 | 2,222 | #109 |
| 1935 | 2,024 | #115 |
| 1934 | 1,933 | #119 |
| 1933 | 1,670 | #131 |
| 1932 | 1,509 | #139 |
| 1931 | 1,220 | #153 |
| 1930 | 1,213 | #167 |
| 1929 | 944 | #198 |
| 1928 | 780 | #224 |
| 1927 | 678 | #251 |
| 1926 | 697 | #248 |
| 1925 | 673 | #255 |
| 1924 | 644 | #258 |
| 1923 | 598 | #262 |
| 1922 | 684 | #250 |
| 1921 | 668 | #256 |
| 1920 | 707 | #246 |
| 1919 | 693 | #242 |
| 1918 | 785 | #226 |
| 1917 | 778 | #218 |
| 1916 | 868 | #203 |
| 1915 | 812 | #203 |
| 1914 | 634 | #205 |
| 1913 | 483 | #215 |
| 1912 | 431 | #215 |
| 1911 | 330 | #214 |
| 1910 | 277 | #231 |
| 1909 | 243 | #230 |
| 1908 | 206 | #236 |
| 1907 | 201 | #233 |
| 1906 | 178 | #242 |
| 1905 | 191 | #225 |
| 1904 | 163 | #243 |
| 1903 | 146 | #251 |
| 1902 | 154 | #248 |
| 1901 | 135 | #247 |
| 1900 | 157 | #259 |
| 1899 | 122 | #257 |
| 1898 | 143 | #248 |
| 1897 | 145 | #227 |
| 1896 | 121 | #258 |
| 1895 | 157 | #217 |
| 1894 | 105 | #270 |
| 1893 | 123 | #236 |
| 1892 | 163 | #196 |
| 1891 | 127 | #209 |
| 1890 | 120 | #222 |
| 1889 | 112 | #219 |
| 1888 | 117 | #212 |
| 1887 | 123 | #180 |
| 1886 | 96 | #201 |
| 1885 | 94 | #194 |
| 1884 | 92 | #193 |
| 1883 | 68 | #214 |
| 1882 | 84 | #172 |
| 1881 | 67 | #185 |
| 1880 | 65 | #186 |
Nicknames for Sue
- Susie 19 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Sue
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