Sue Lyon
There are approximately 7 people named Sue Lyon living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sue with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lyon. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
7
1 in 48,964,905
Named Sue
74K
Alive today
Named Lyon
31K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 74K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 71
Top Census group: White (86.8%)
Estimated bearers: 31K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,275
Per 100K: 9.03
Top ancestry: White (88.8%)
First name trend
Sue: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sue. The peak year was 1947 with 5,318 births. The average person named Sue today is 71 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sue
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Sue, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 86.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sue described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Sue at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White86.8% · 86,478
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.6% · 6,566
- Black or African American2.4% · 2,356
- Hispanic or Latino2.0% · 1,955
- Two or more races1.8% · 1,766
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 493
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Lyon surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Lyon, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 88.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Lyon described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Lyon at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White88.8% · 23,972
- Two or more races3.5% · 938
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 905
- Black or African American3.1% · 840
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 220
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 122
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Sue has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0215% of the US population, based on 73,781 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Sue right now.
The surname Lyon appears at a rate of 9.03 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0090%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 7 people with the full name Sue Lyon. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Sue Lyon: questions and answers
How many people are named Sue Lyon?
We estimate approximately 7 people in the United States share the full name Sue Lyon. That works out to about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0215%) with the surname frequency (9.03 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Sue Lyon?
We classify Sue Lyon as "Very Rare". About 1 in 48,964,905 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Sue a male or female name?
Sue is predominantly female. Out of 145,042 total SSA registrations, 0.4% were male and 99.6% were female. See the full Sue profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Sue Lyon?
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