Suede
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Suede is a name of English origin, meaning “soft napped leather”. In 2025 it ranked 1,554th for boys in the US (110 babies).
What does Suede mean?
English: English word, from French Suède, 'Sweden'
“soft napped leather”
From French gants de Suède, 'gloves of Sweden', where the soft leather gloves were made.
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Is Suede a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Suede has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 36 girls and 110 boys in the US.
How popular is Suede in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,554among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 110about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 724% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 110 boys in the US were named Suede, making it the 1,554th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. It first appears in the records in 1992. 36 girls were also named Suede in 2025 (3,974th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most boys named Suede of any year since it first appeared, in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Suede in the US since 1880 were born between 2020 and 2025, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 209 boys in the US were given Suede or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #965, up from #1,554 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 25% of the babies named Suede in the US were girls.
Suede in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 110 | #1,554 |
| 2024 | 82 | #1,921 |
| 2023 | 47 | #2,736 |
| 2022 | 26 | #4,086 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 8 | #6,120 |
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