Supreme
Masculine · “highest”
Supreme is overwhelmingly a boys’ name — 572 boys against 14 girls since 1880.
Supreme is the English adjective, and the Latin behind it is a superlative of a superlative: supremus is the highest of the high. It is used as a given name in current American records.
How old is the name Supreme?
Supreme first appears in US birth records in 1982 — 43 years ago. The typical Supreme is a kid of about 7 — this name's wave is very recent. About 600 people named Supreme are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Supreme most popular?
Supreme peaked in 2021, reaching #2695 nationally. Today it ranks #3450, 755 places below that high. See the whole 2021 chart.
Where it comes from
From supremus to Supreme
The story of Supreme
Latin built superus into a superlative that meant the very highest, and English took the word in its most formal sense — supreme court, supreme being. Its use as a given name is very recent and belongs to a group of American status word-names: Supreme, Legend, King, Majesty, Royalty. That group has its own logic and its own community, and it has been growing steadily in the records for two decades.
Meaning
highest, greatest
From Latin supremus, the highest, itself the superlative of superus, above; English borrowed it in the sixteenth century and has used it for courts, beings and pizzas ever since.
How the name formed
- supremus
- supreme
Related forms: Supremo · Suprême
Pronouncing Supreme
suh-PREEM
Two syllables with the stress on the second. There is no variation in English.
Nicknames for Supreme
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1982
- Most boys named
- 202147 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2695reached in 2021
- Change vs 2024
- 0.0%33 in 2025, from 33
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Supreme in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Supremo in Spanish — related form
- Suprême in French — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, Georgia, California.
Supremes among us
people named Supreme are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 51,760 born in 2025 was named Supreme
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Belal test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Supreme's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Belal climbed just as high around 1990, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Belal's path sketches the road Supreme is walking now.
Supreme sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Supreme is headed
Supreme should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Supreme beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Supreme in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- An ordinary English word, so nobody has to be taught to say or spell it.
- The Latin history is exact and easy to tell.
- Preme is a real short form already in use.
- It is the largest claim a name can make and strangers will remark on it for life.
- A well-known streetwear brand carries the word, which is a strong association.
- A quality name sets an expectation the child did not choose.
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Frequently asked
- How many Supremes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Supreme are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Supreme in 2025?
- Supreme ranks #3450 among US boy names in 2025, with 33 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Supreme?
- About 1 in every 51,760 US boys born in 2025 was named Supreme — 33 in all.
- Will my child share the name Supreme with classmates?
- Supreme will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Supreme
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