How Many People Are Named Suellen?
An estimated 2,101 people in the United States have the first name Suellen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Suellen peaked in popularity in 1941 with 159 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Suellen 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 Suellen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Suellen is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
Estimated Living Americans
2,101
About 1 in 163,139 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1941
159 births
Total Registered
3,342
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Suellen
Suellen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,342 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Suellen as a female name
Ranked #14,897 in 2020
6 female births in 2020
Peak: 1941 (159 births)
Suellen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Suellen span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 1,326 babies were registered. Suellen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Suellen by Decade
How has Suellen 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.
Suellen by State
Birth registrations for Suellen span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Tennessee, New Mexico, Minnesota. On average, about 65 Suellens were registered per state.
Suellen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Suellen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Suellen
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Suellen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Suellen?
We estimate approximately 2,101 people named Suellen 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 163,139 Americans share this first name.
Is Suellen a common name?
Suellen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,342 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Suellen most popular?
Suellen reached peak popularity in 1941, when 159 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Suellen is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Suellen a female name?
Suellen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Suellen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Suellen Smith, Suellen Johnson, Suellen 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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