The first name Sue

Sue last appeared in the official list in 2015, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2008, with 6 births (#3,397).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sue with other names.

In 2025, 11 girls born in the United States were named Sue, the 9,387th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1947, when 5,306 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Sue Gardner
  Canadian journalist, born 1967
• Sue Grafton
  American writer from Kentucky (1940-2017)
• Sue Lyon
  American actress (1946–2019)
• Sue Bird
  American basketball player (born 1980)
• Sue Townsend
  English writer and humorist, 1946–2014
• Sue Hendrickson
  American paleontologist and archeologist, born 1949
• Sue Ane Langdon
  American actress, born 1936
• Sue Carol
  American actress, talent agent (1906–1982)
• Linda Sue Park
  American author (born 1960)
• Sue Myrick
  American politician, born 1941
• Sue Johnston
  British actress, born 1943
• Sue Perkins
  British comedian, born 1969

What does the name Sue mean?

Clipping.

How popular is the name Sue?

In 2015, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Sue, ranking 5,730th. Its peak was 2008, with 6 births.

Is Sue a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 145,055 US babies named Sue since 1880 were girls.

When was Sue most popular?

1947 in the United States, when 5,306 babies were named Sue, its highest rank at 69th.

How do you pronounce Sue?

Sue is /suː/, one syllable.

What are other spellings of Sue?

Su.

Is Sue also a surname?

Yes. Sue is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.