Girls' name · since 1924
Susa
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.
- #19,276 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 211
- born since 1924
- 1950s
- peak decade
Susa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 211 have been recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Susa has been recorded 211 times among girls since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1985.
- #19,276 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 211 born since 1924
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Susa ranks #19,276 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 211 born since 1924, peaking in the 1950s.
- #19,276 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 211
- born since 1924
- 1950s
- peak decade
Susa's 211 recorded births place it above 73.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Susa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Susa's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Susa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1985
- Peak year (1959)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Susa by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (109 births, 52% of the file).
1950s was Susa's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Susa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s
1950s
109 births
- 1960s
1960s
53 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 109 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Susa's data
- Susa's decade-level peak was the 1950s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Susa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~61 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1924–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Susa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.