Girls' name · since 1881
Susanne
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 26,094 babies named Susanne, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #898 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,937 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 26,094
- born since 1881
- 1950s
- peak decade
Yes -- Susanne is the #10937 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 26,094 recorded since 1881.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Susanne has been recorded 26,094 times among girls since 1881, currently ranked #10937 nationally and more common than 37% 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 1881 to 2025.
- #898 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,937 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 26,094 born since 1881
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Susanne ranks #898 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,937 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 26,094 born since 1881, peaking in the 1950s.
- #898 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,937 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 26,094
- born since 1881
- 1950s
- peak decade
Susanne's 26,094 recorded births place it above 98.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Susanne compares
26,094 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
Susanne's all-time total is 69x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Susanne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 26,094 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 713 | 21 | 19,840 |
Susanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Susanne's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 713, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Susanne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1949)
- 713
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Susanne by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (6,296 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Susanne's strongest decade.
6,296 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Susanne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 36
1880s
36 births
- 1890s 76
1890s
76 births
- 1900s 71
1900s
71 births
- 1910s 366
1910s
366 births
- 1920s 667
1920s
667 births
- 1930s 1,646
1930s
1,646 births
- 1940s
1940s
5,322 births
- 1950s
1950s
6,296 births
- 1960s
1960s
6,166 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,424 births
- 1980s 1,234
1980s
1,234 births
- 1990s 452
1990s
452 births
- 2000s 177
2000s
177 births
- 2010s 112
2010s
112 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 6,296 births (24% of all-time use).
How Susanne 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 Susanne's total volume
Susanne by state
Where Susanne concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,400 | 13.0% |
| #2 | California | | 2,416 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 2,246 | 8.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,602 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 1,436 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,269 | 4.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 1,124 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 1,122 | 4.3% |
3,400 of 26,094 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Susanne appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Susanne's data
- Susanne's decade-level peak was the 1950s (6,296 total births); usage has since declined to 49 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Susannes (3,400 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 Susanne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
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 Susanne 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.