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How popular is the name Sue?
Births per year, rank history and how many Sues are alive today.
Sue (female) is a shortened form of the name Susan. Sue itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2015; most Sues are registered as Susan, which ranked 2440th in 2025 with 11 babies.
Most people called Sue are registered as Susan, and share that name's profile: the Susan you are most likely to meet is around 71 years old. Half of all Susans born in England and Wales are between 63 and 76, and there are at least 420,000 of them alive today. Only some Susans go by Sue.
How many babies are named Sue or Susan each year?
Combined registrations of Susan, Sue. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Susan rank as a registered name?
Where does Sue rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Sue short for Susan?
Yes - Sue is a shortened form of Susan. Sues are usually registered as Susan at birth.
When was the name Sue most popular?
The full name Susan peaked in 1954, when around 20,000 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Sue itself peaked as a registered name in 2008, with 6 babies.
How many people are called Sue?
There's no official count of people who go by Sue, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 420,000 people registered as Susan born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Sue.
How old is the typical Sue?
Most people called Sue are registered as Susan. Most living Susans are between 63 and 76; the most common age is about 71.
Is Sue becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1954 peak.