SWAYD
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 Jade 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.
In a recent year, 18 girls (and 47 boys) were called Suede in the US, meaning the name has, over all, tripled in popularity since 2019. Influencer Kass Parker Nelson (JustKass) named her daughter Suede Estelle in 2024.
Pronounced SWAYD.
As of October 2026, Suede ranked #4057 in US births in 2025 SSA.
Editor's take: The name Suede is a girl's name meaning "Swedish; leather with one side rubbed to be velvety".
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 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,442 | 32 | 19.8 |
| 2025 | #4,057 | 36 | 22.4 |