Recorded 1947–1955 Girls' name Peak 1954 18 births

Suz — girls' name

18 babies named Suz in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s13
1950s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Suz was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

8 babies were named Suz in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suz

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Suz between 1947 and 1955, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Suz currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suz performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Suz shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Suz in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suz 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 18 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.

Suz at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

18

Since 1947

9 years of records

Peak year

1954

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1947

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1955

Suz popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1947

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1954)
8
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
456789 195519541947 5

Suz by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
13 births that decade — 72% of Suz's all-time total
1940s51950s13

Suz by state

Where Suz concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Suz
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 27.8%
Ohio share of Suz's total US births 27.8%

5 of 18 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suz?
18 babies have been named Suz since 1947. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1954 with 8 births.
When was Suz most popular?
Suz was most popular in the 1950s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
Where is Suz most popular?
The top states for the name Suz are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Suz been used?
Suz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 9 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Suz?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Suzanne, Suzette, Suzanna, Suzan, 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, 1947–1955 (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.