Recorded 1884–2016 Girls' name Peak 1922 425 births

Sussie — girls' name

425 babies named Sussie in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s121890s191900s431910s1001920s1261930s401940s321950s241960s182000s62010s5
1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Sussie was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

20 babies were named Sussie in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sussie

The Social Security Administration has registered 425 babies named Sussie between 1884 and 2016, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sussie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sussie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 126 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Sussie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Sussie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sussie 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 425 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.

Sussie at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

425

Since 1884

133 years of records

Peak year

1922

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1884

Recorded for 133 years

Last year on file: 2016

Sussie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1884

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1922)
20
Annual births at peak — across 133 years of records
0510152025 20161953193619271920191319031884 7

Sussie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
126 births that decade — 30% of Sussie's all-time total
1880s121890s191900s431910s1001920s1261930s401940s321950s241960s182000s62010s5

Sussie by state

Where Sussie concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sussie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
5 1.2%
#2 South Carolina
5 1.2%
Georgia share of Sussie's total US births 1.2%
Even split

5 of 425 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sussie?
425 babies have been named Sussie since 1884. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1922 with 20 births.
When was Sussie most popular?
Sussie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 126 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Sussie most popular?
The top states for the name Sussie are Georgia (5 births), South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Sussie been used?
Sussie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 133 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Sussie?
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, 1884–2016 (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.