US rank #1351 Girls' name Peak 1958 19,782 births

Susanna — #1351 US girls' name

19,782 babies named Susanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1351
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Susanna was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

310 babies were named Susanna in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Susanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 19,782 babies named Susanna between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Susanna currently holds the #1351 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 310 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Susanna performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 2,496 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Susanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,481 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Susanna in 39 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Susanna 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 19,782 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.

Susanna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

19,782

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1958

310 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#1,351

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Susanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1958)
310
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Susanna by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
2,496 births that decade — 13% of Susanna's all-time total
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Susanna by state

Where Susanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Susanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,481 12.5%
#2 Texas
1,440 7.3%
#3 New York
1,403 7.1%
#4 Pennsylvania
1,401 7.1%
#5 Ohio
753 3.8%
#6 Illinois
654 3.3%
#7 Indiana
438 2.2%
#8 Michigan
436 2.2%
California share of Susanna's total US births 12.5%
Even split

2,481 of 19,782 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.

Susanna appears in 39 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Susanna?
19,782 babies have been named Susanna since 1880. It currently ranks #1351 among girls. The peak year was 1958 with 310 births.
When was Susanna most popular?
Susanna was most popular in the 1980s decade with 2,496 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Susanna most popular?
The top states for the name Susanna are California (2,481 births), Texas (1,440 births), New York (1,403 births).
How long has the name Susanna been used?
Susanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Susanna?
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.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.