Girls' name · since 1947
Suz
Suz has 18 recorded births since 1947 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #47,303 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Suz is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 18 have been recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suz has been recorded 18 times among girls since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 1955.
- #47,303 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1947
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suz ranks #47,303 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1947, peaking in the 1950s.
- #47,303 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1947
- 1950s
- peak decade
Suz's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Suz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Suz splits its recorded history at 1954: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Suz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1955
- Peak year (1954)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Suz by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).
1950s was Suz's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Suz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
Suz by state
Where Suz concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 27.8% |
5 of 18 births nationwide.
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What to do with Suz's data
- Ohio records the most Suzs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Suz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1947–1955 (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 Suz 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.