How Many People Are Named Sudie?
An estimated 476 people in the United States have the first name Sudie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 78 years old, and Sudie peaked in popularity in 1916 with 99 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sudie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sudie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 78, Sudie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1958.
Estimated Living Americans
476
About 1 in 720,072 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
78
years old
Peak Year
1916
99 births
Total Registered
4,024
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sudie
Sudie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,024 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sudie as a female name
Ranked #10,231 in 1984
6 female births in 1984
Peak: 1916 (99 births)
Sudie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sudie span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 789 babies were registered. Sudie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sudie by Decade
How has Sudie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sudie by State
Birth registrations for Sudie span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Kentucky, South Carolina. The lowest are in Virginia, Arkansas, Louisiana. On average, about 148 Sudies were registered per state.
Sudie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sudie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sudie
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sudie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sudie?
We estimate approximately 476 people named Sudie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 720,072 Americans share this first name.
Is Sudie a common name?
Sudie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,024 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sudie most popular?
Sudie reached peak popularity in 1916, when 99 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sudie is approximately 78 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sudie a female name?
Sudie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sudie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sudie Smith, Sudie Johnson, Sudie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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