Recorded 1924–1985 Girls' name Peak 1959 211 births

Susa — girls' name

211 babies named Susa in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s51940s261950s1091960s531970s81980s5
1950s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Susa was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

15 babies were named Susa in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Susa

The Social Security Administration has registered 211 babies named Susa between 1924 and 1985, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Susa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Susa performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Susa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Susa 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 211 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.

Susa at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

211

Since 1924

62 years of records

Peak year

1959

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1924

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1985

Susa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1924

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1959)
15
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
05101520 198519641961195819551952194919451924 5

Susa by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
109 births that decade — 52% of Susa's all-time total
1920s51930s51940s261950s1091960s531970s81980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Susa?
211 babies have been named Susa since 1924. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1959 with 15 births.
When was Susa most popular?
Susa was most popular in the 1950s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Susa been used?
Susa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 62 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Susa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Susan, Susie, Susanne, Susana, 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, 1924–1985 (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.