Recorded 1936–2010 Girls' name Peak 1955 751 births

Suann — girls' name

751 babies named Suann in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s131940s1291950s2431960s2331970s1041980s191990s52010s5
1950s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Suann was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

37 babies were named Suann in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suann

The Social Security Administration has registered 751 babies named Suann between 1936 and 2010, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Suann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2010. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suann performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 243 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Suann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Suann in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 751 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Suann at a glance

Last recorded 2010

Total births

751

Since 1936

75 years of records

Peak year

1955

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2010

Active since

1936

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2010

Suann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–1936

Last recorded 2010
Peak year (1955)
37
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
010203040 201019781972196619601954194819421936 6

Suann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
243 births that decade — 32% of Suann's all-time total
1930s131940s1291950s2431960s2331970s1041980s191990s52010s5

Suann by state

Where Suann concentrates geographically — total births since 1936

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Suann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
10 1.3%
#2 California
6 0.8%
Michigan share of Suann's total US births 1.3%
Even split

10 of 751 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suann?
751 babies have been named Suann since 1936. It was last recorded in 2010. The peak year was 1955 with 37 births.
When was Suann most popular?
Suann was most popular in the 1950s decade with 243 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
Where is Suann most popular?
The top states for the name Suann are Michigan (10 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Suann been used?
Suann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1936, spanning 75 years of data through 2010.
What names are similar to Suann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Suanne, Suad, Sua, Suan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1936–2010 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.