Girls' name · since 1910
Susann
Susann has 3,097 recorded births since 1910 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1943 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,542 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,287 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,097
- born since 1910
- 1950s
- peak decade
Susann currently ranks #13287 among girls' names in America, with 3,097 babies recorded since 1910.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Susann has been recorded 3,097 times among girls since 1910, currently ranked #13287 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, 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 1910 to 2025.
- #3,542 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,287 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,097 born since 1910
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Susann ranks #3,542 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,287 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,097 born since 1910, peaking in the 1950s.
- #3,542 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,287 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,097
- born since 1910
- 1950s
- peak decade
Susann's 3,097 recorded births place it above 95.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Susann compares
3,097 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Susann's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Susann | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,097 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 121 | 21 | 19,840 |
Susann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Susann's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1943 peak of 121, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Susann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (1943)
- 121
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Susann by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (854 births, 28% of the file).
1950s was Susann's strongest decade.
854 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Susann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 42
1910s
42 births
- 1920s 83
1920s
83 births
- 1930s 211
1930s
211 births
- 1940s
1940s
842 births
- 1950s
1950s
854 births
- 1960s
1960s
535 births
- 1970s 323
1970s
323 births
- 1980s 133
1980s
133 births
- 1990s 39
1990s
39 births
- 2000s 29
2000s
29 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 854 births (28% of all-time use).
How Susann 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 Susann's total volume
Susann by state
Where Susann concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 278 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 238 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 154 | 5.0% |
| #4 | California | | 146 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 135 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 83 | 2.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 48 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 24 | 0.8% |
278 of 3,097 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Susann appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Susann's data
- Susann's decade-level peak was the 1950s (854 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Susanns (278 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Susann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Susann 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.