Recorded 1945–2017 Girls' name Peak 1962 392 births

Susi — girls' name

392 babies named Susi in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s401950s861960s1311970s271980s301990s202000s472010s11
1960s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Susi was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

25 babies were named Susi in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Susi

The Social Security Administration has registered 392 babies named Susi between 1945 and 2017, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Susi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Susi performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Susi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Susi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Susi 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 392 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.

Susi at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

392

Since 1945

73 years of records

Peak year

1962

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1945

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2017

Susi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1945

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1962)
25
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Susi by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
131 births that decade — 33% of Susi's all-time total
1940s401950s861960s1311970s271980s301990s202000s472010s11

Susi by state

Where Susi concentrates geographically — total births since 1945

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Susi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
26 6.6%
California share of Susi's total US births 6.6%

26 of 392 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Susi?
392 babies have been named Susi since 1945. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1962 with 25 births.
When was Susi most popular?
Susi was most popular in the 1960s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Susi most popular?
The top states for the name Susi are California (26 births).
How long has the name Susi been used?
Susi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 73 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Susi?
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, 1945–2017 (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.