Supreme
The highest in rank, authority, or degree.
Name Census estimates that about 546 living Americans carry the first name Supreme. It is a predominantly male name (97.5% of registrations). The average person named Supreme today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Supreme births was 2021 (53 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Supreme. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
546
~ 1 in 627,755 Americans
Peak year
2021
53 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,500
Tracked since 1982
Census
Supreme in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 361 people with the first name Supreme, which placed it at #26,014 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#26,014
National first-name rank
People counted
361
361 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
76.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Supreme
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Supreme is Black at 76.7%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (8.0%) and Hispanic (7.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Supreme described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Supreme at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American76.7% · 277
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.0% · 29
- Hispanic or Latino7.8% · 28
- Two or more races4.4% · 16
- White2.8% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Supreme
Supreme leans heavily male at 97.5% of total registrations, but 14 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Supreme as a male name
- Ranked #3,500 in 2024
- 33 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2021 (46 births)
Supreme as a female name
- Ranked #13,311 in 2021
- 7 female births in 2021
- Peak: 2020 (7 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Supreme leans strongly male. 318 people counted with this name were male (87.6%), compared with 45 female bearers (12.4%).
Popularity
Supreme: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Supreme from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 212 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Supreme by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Supreme during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Supremes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. New York, Georgia, California recorded the most babies named Supreme, while North Carolina, Michigan, Florida recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 14 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Supreme
The name Supreme has its origins in the Latin language, deriving from the word "supremus," which means "highest" or "greatest." This name's roots can be traced back to ancient Rome, where it was used to describe someone or something of the utmost importance or authority.
In early Christian tradition, the name Supreme was sometimes used as an epithet for God, reflecting the belief in a supreme being who reigns over all creation. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in religious texts and commentaries from the medieval period.
One of the earliest known individuals to bear the name Supreme was a Roman philosopher and statesman named Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, who lived from around 345 to 402 AD. He was a prominent figure in the Roman Senate and a defender of the traditional Roman religion during the rise of Christianity.
In the 12th century, a French monk named Supreme de Bourges gained recognition for his theological writings and his work in promoting the Cistercian order of monks. He played a significant role in the religious and intellectual life of his time.
During the Renaissance period, Supreme di Varagine, an Italian author and Archbishop of Genoa, wrote the famous work "The Golden Legend," a collection of hagiographies and saints' lives that became a popular and influential text in medieval Europe.
In the 18th century, Supreme de Rohan was a French nobleman and influential figure at the court of Louis XVI. He played a prominent role in the notorious "Affair of the Diamond Necklace," a scandal that contributed to the erosion of public confidence in the French monarchy prior to the French Revolution.
In the realm of literature, Supreme Aurevilly was a 19th-century French novelist and critic known for his works that explored themes of decadence, spirituality, and the supernatural. He was an influential figure in the literary circles of his time.
These are just a few examples of individuals who have borne the name Supreme throughout history, reflecting its association with authority, importance, and superiority across various cultural and historical contexts.
People
Supreme + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Supreme as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Supreme: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Supreme?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 546 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Supreme going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 627,755 US residents.
Is Supreme a common name?
We classify Supreme as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 551 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Supreme most popular?
The single biggest year for Supreme was 2021, when 53 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Supreme is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Supreme in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 361 people with the name Supreme, or 0.12 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #26,014 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Supreme in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Supreme?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Supreme leans strongly male. 318 people counted with this name were male (87.6%), compared with 45 female bearers (12.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Supreme?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Supreme is Black at 76.7%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (8.0%) and Hispanic (7.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Supreme most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Supreme in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.7% (277 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Supreme in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Supreme a male name?
Yes, 97.5% of people registered as Supreme in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Supreme still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Supreme in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Supreme can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Supreme?
You can see how many people share the name Supreme on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.