Sue
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning lily; diminutive of Susan.
Sue by the numbers
Sue was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 5,308 babies in 1947, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
Names that come from Sue
Forms of Sue in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that come from Susan
Like Sue, each of these traces back to Susan: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Susanlily or graceful lily277 in the US (2017)
- Susielily; a form of Susan19 in England and Wales (2025)
- Suzielily; a form of Susan12 in England and Wales (2025)
- Suzanlily; a form of Susan18 in the US (2017)
- Suzylily; a form of Susan3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Susylily; a form of Susan10 in the US (2017)
- Susilily; a diminutive of Susan6 in the US (2017)
- Suzilily; a form of Susan or Suzanne5 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sue. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Sue
Names that are said the same way as Sue, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Sui6 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a lily
Like Sue, each of these has a lily in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Lillianlily; purity6,139 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilianalily; purity2,747 in the US (2017)
- Lillylily flower; variant of Lily382 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lillianalily; pure flower; a form of Lillian1,108 in the US (2017)
- Lilianlily flower; form of Lily506 in the US (2017)