Su — Baby Name Popularity & Trends

Primarily a girl's name · 95% girls

Origin: Chinese

Su first appears in the data in 1935 and has been recorded in 76 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1957 with 22 babies (rank #2,479 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Su

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Su yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

724

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1935	6	#4,151
1939	7	#3,740
1941	7	#3,915
1942	9	#3,414
1943	6	#4,635
1944	12	#2,750
1945	11	#2,895
1946	10	#3,405
1947	14	#2,884
1948	10	#3,575
1949	12	#3,158
1950	15	#2,764
1951	11	#3,464
1952	7	#4,866
1953	6	#5,596
1954	13	#3,308
1955	17	#2,828
1956	18	#2,805
1957	22	#2,479
1958	21	#2,567
1959	11	#4,003
1960	11	#4,143
1961	11	#4,202
1962	11	#4,234
1963	14	#3,616
1964	9	#4,963
1965	5	#7,393
1966	5	#7,475
1967	14	#3,627
1969	11	#4,691
1970	9	#5,756
1971	7	#7,267
1972	5	#9,444
1973	6	#8,285
1974	5	#10,027
1975	10	#5,929
1976	9	#6,529
1977	7	#8,318
1979	11	#6,116
1980	8	#8,069
1981	10	#6,750
1982	6	#10,345
1984	8	#8,064
1985	9	#7,488
1986	5	#12,584
1987	9	#7,916
1988	6	#11,607
1989	5	#14,276
1990	10	#8,422
1991	8	#10,145
1992	7	#11,587
1993	6	#13,228
1994	8	#10,424
1995	10	#8,671
1996	7	#11,656
1998	6	#13,892
2000	7	#12,969
2001	6	#15,109
2002	9	#10,991
2003	7	#13,675
2004	6	#15,850
2005	7	#14,325
2006	6	#16,871
2007	6	#17,359
2009	7	#15,050
2010	9	#12,134
2011	11	#10,308
2013	10	#10,908
2014	7	#14,384
2015	15	#7,959
2016	10	#10,760
2017	11	#9,856
2019	7	#13,631
2020	5	#17,214
2022	7	#13,413
2023	5	#17,307

Year

Babies

Rank

1935

#4,151

1939

#3,740

1941

#3,915

1942

#3,414

1943

#4,635

1944

#2,750

1945

#2,895

1946

#3,405

1947

#2,884

1948

#3,575

1949

#3,158

1950

#2,764

1951

#3,464

1952

#4,866

1953

#5,596

1954

#3,308

1955

#2,828

1956

#2,805

1957

#2,479

1958

#2,567

1959

#4,003

1960

#4,143

1961

#4,202

1962

#4,234

1963

#3,616

1964

#4,963

1965

#7,393

1966

#7,475

1967

#3,627

1969

#4,691

1970

#5,756

1971

#7,267

1972

#9,444

1973

#8,285

1974

#10,027

1975

#5,929

1976

#6,529

1977

#8,318

1979

#6,116

1980

#8,069

1981

#6,750

1982

#10,345

1984

#8,064

1985

#7,488

1986

#12,584

1987

#7,916

1988

#11,607

1989

#14,276

1990

#8,422

1991

#10,145

1992

#11,587

1993

#13,228

1994

#10,424

1995

#8,671

1996

#11,656

1998

#13,892

2000

#12,969

2001

#15,109

2002

#10,991

2003

#13,675

2004

#15,850

2005

#14,325

2006

#16,871

2007

#17,359

2009

#15,050

2010

#12,134

2011

#10,308

2013

#10,908

2014

#14,384

2015

#7,959

2016

#10,760

2017

#9,856

2019

#13,631

2020

#17,214

2022

#13,413

2023

#17,307

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Numerology of Su

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