Recorded 1932–1986 Girls' name Peak 1954 1,401 births

Suanne — girls' name

1,401 babies named Suanne in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s641940s2761950s5261960s3451970s1531980s37
1950s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Suanne was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

73 babies were named Suanne in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suanne

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,401 babies named Suanne between 1932 and 1986, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Suanne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 73 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suanne performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 526 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Suanne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 101 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Suanne in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suanne 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 1,401 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.

Suanne at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

1,401

Since 1932

55 years of records

Peak year

1954

73 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1932

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1986

Suanne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1932

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1954)
73
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
020406080 198619771970196319561949194219351932 7

Suanne by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
526 births that decade — 38% of Suanne's all-time total
1930s641940s2761950s5261960s3451970s1531980s37

Suanne by state

Where Suanne concentrates geographically — total births since 1932

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Suanne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
101 7.2%
#2 Michigan
43 3.1%
#3 California
41 2.9%
#4 Pennsylvania
30 2.1%
#5 Ohio
25 1.8%
#6 Illinois
12 0.9%
#7 Texas
11 0.8%
#8 New Jersey
6 0.4%
New York share of Suanne's total US births 7.2%
Even split

101 of 1,401 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Suanne appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suanne?
1,401 babies have been named Suanne since 1932. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1954 with 73 births.
When was Suanne most popular?
Suanne was most popular in the 1950s decade with 526 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Suanne most popular?
The top states for the name Suanne are New York (101 births), Michigan (43 births), California (41 births).
How long has the name Suanne been used?
Suanne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 55 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Suanne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Suann, 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, 1932–1986 (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.