Girls' name · since 1940
Susy
1,217 babies named Susy in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,550 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,382 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,217
- born since 1940
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Susy is the #13382 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,217 recorded since 1940.
Social Security Administration records show Susy recorded 1,217 times among girls since 1940, holding rank #13382 nationally today, ahead of 23% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2025.
- #6,550 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,382 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,217 born since 1940
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Susy ranks #6,550 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,382 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,217 born since 1940, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,550 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,382 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,217
- born since 1940
- 1970s
- peak decade
Susy's 1,217 recorded births place it above 90.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Susy compares
1,217 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Susy's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Susy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,217 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 21 | 19,840 |
Susy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Susy's full recorded timeline at 1983, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Susy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (1962)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Susy by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (240 births, 20% of the file).
1970s was Susy's strongest decade.
240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Susy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 79
1940s
79 births
- 1950s
1950s
148 births
- 1960s
1960s
218 births
- 1970s
1970s
240 births
- 1980s
1980s
150 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
114 births
- 2010s 74
2010s
74 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 240 births (20% of all-time use).
How Susy 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 Susy's total volume
Susy by state
Where Susy concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 282 | 23.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 30 | 2.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 28 | 2.3% |
282 of 1,217 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Susy's data
- Susy's decade-level peak was the 1970s (240 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Susys (282 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Susy
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Susy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1940–2025 (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 Susy 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.