unisex name
Superior
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 4
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 32
Superior is a unisex name with 4 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 38% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 10 babies were given the name.
- It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2017.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Superior over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 10 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 22 |
How popular is Superior?
In 2025, Superior was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Superior
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Superior also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Superior over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Superior
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Superior — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Superior
How popular is the name Superior?
In 2025, Superior was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Superior a girl's or a boy's name?
Superior is used for both girls and boys. About 38% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Superior?
Superior has 4 syllables.
When was Superior most popular?
Superior peaked in 2022, when 10 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
Is Superior a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Superior currently ranks #12,300 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.