Girls' name · since 1881
Susana
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 20,999 babies named Susana, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,241 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,999
- born since 1881
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Susana is the #2241 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 20,999 recorded since 1881.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Susana has been recorded 20,999 times among girls since 1881, currently ranked #2241 nationally and more common than 87% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #1,032 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,241 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 20,999 born since 1881
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Susana ranks #1,032 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,241 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 20,999 born since 1881, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,032 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,241 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,999
- born since 1881
- 1990s
- peak decade
Susana's 20,999 recorded births place it above 98.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Susana compares
20,999 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Susana's all-time total is 56x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Susana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,999 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 537 | 21 | 19,840 |
Susana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Susana's full recorded timeline at 1958, 89% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 11% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 537 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Susana popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 537
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Susana popularity over time - boys
52 total births recorded since 1980 (Susana as boys' name)
Susana by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,142 births, 20% of the file).
1990s was Susana's strongest decade.
4,142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Susana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 29
1880s
29 births
- 1890s 52
1890s
52 births
- 1900s 69
1900s
69 births
- 1910s 188
1910s
188 births
- 1920s 314
1920s
314 births
- 1930s 300
1930s
300 births
- 1940s 417
1940s
417 births
- 1950s 1,252
1950s
1,252 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,979 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,454 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,065 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,142 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,848 births
- 2010s 1,384
2010s
1,384 births
- 2020s 506
2020s
506 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,142 births (20% of all-time use).
How Susana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Susana's total volume
Susana by state
Where Susana concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 8,667 | 41.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,539 | 21.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 971 | 4.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 951 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 738 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 576 | 2.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 299 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 131 | 0.6% |
8,667 of 20,999 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Susana appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Susana's data
- Susana's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,142 total births); usage has since declined to 506 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Susanas (8,667 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Susana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Susana 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.