US rank #2320 Girls' name Peak 1919 85,677 births

Susie — #2320 US girls' name

85,677 babies named Susie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#2320
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Susie was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

1,476 babies were named Susie in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Susie

The Social Security Administration has registered 85,677 babies named Susie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Susie currently holds the #2320 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 1,476 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Susie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12,179 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Susie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6,110 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Susie in 49 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Susie 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 85,677 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.

Susie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

85,677

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1919

1,476 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#2,320

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Susie popularity over time — girls

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1919)
1,476
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-50005001,0001,5002,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 361

Susie popularity over time — boys

278 total births recorded since 1892 (Susie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 278 births
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Susie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
12,179 births that decade — 14% of Susie's all-time total
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Susie by state

Where Susie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Susie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6,110 7.1%
#2 Georgia
5,858 6.8%
#3 Alabama
4,734 5.5%
#4 California
4,029 4.7%
#5 Mississippi
3,635 4.2%
#6 North Carolina
3,386 4.0%
#7 Virginia
2,892 3.4%
#8 South Carolina
2,861 3.3%
Texas share of Susie's total US births 7.1%
Even split

6,110 of 85,677 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.

Susie appears in 49 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Susie?
85,677 babies have been named Susie since 1880. It currently ranks #2320 among girls. The peak year was 1919 with 1,476 births.
When was Susie most popular?
Susie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12,179 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Susie most popular?
The top states for the name Susie are Texas (6,110 births), Georgia (5,858 births), Alabama (4,734 births).
How long has the name Susie been used?
Susie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Susie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Susan, Susanne, Susana, Susanna, 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.