Recorded 1971–2005 Girls' name Peak 1971 34 births

Susanah — girls' name

34 babies named Susanah in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s171980s51990s62000s6
1970s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Susanah was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

6 babies were named Susanah in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Susanah

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Susanah between 1971 and 2005, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Susanah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Susanah performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Susanah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Susanah 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 34 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.

Susanah at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

34

Since 1971

35 years of records

Peak year

1971

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1971

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2005

Susanah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1971

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1971)
6
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
4.555.566.5 200519951987197619751971 6

Susanah by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 50% of Susanah's all-time total
1970s171980s51990s62000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Susanah?
34 babies have been named Susanah since 1971. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1971 with 6 births.
When was Susanah most popular?
Susanah was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Susanah been used?
Susanah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 35 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Susanah?
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, 1971–2005 (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.