Suede
About Suede
In the nineties there was a "One Life to Live" soap opera character named Suede, but few fans picked up on it. Now however, parents may be reconsidering Suede, given its similarity in sound to Sage, Wade, and Zade and the recent interest in Denim, and unique word names more generally.
The term for the velvety leather material comes from the French phrase gants de Suède or "gloves of Sweden", and is often used to make shoes
47 boys (and 18 girls) were called Suede in a recent year in the US, meaning it has quadrupled in use since 2020.
Pronounced SWAID.
As of October 2026, Suede ranked #1561 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #826.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,905 | 20 | 11.4 |
| 2022 | #4,170 | 26 | 14.9 |
| 2023 | #2,765 | 47 | 27.5 |
| 2024 | #1,963 | 80 | 46.4 |
| 2025 | #1,561 | 110 | 64.4 |
World rankings
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Suede on lists
Famous Suedes
- Suede Brooks
female YouTube vlogger and print model
Suede in pop culture
- English rock group Suede charted in the 1990s with its gender
bending imagery and lyrics.