Girls' name · since 1898
Suzan
9,081 babies named Suzan in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1955. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,781 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 9,081
- born since 1898
- 1950s
- peak decade
Suzan is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 9,081 have been recorded since 1898.
Suzan has 9,081 recorded births among girls since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2024.
- #1,781 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 9,081 born since 1898
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suzan ranks #1,781 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 9,081 born since 1898, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,781 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 9,081
- born since 1898
- 1950s
- peak decade
Suzan's 9,081 recorded births place it above 97.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Suzan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Suzan splits its recorded history at 1972: 15% of all births land in the more recent half, 85% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 484 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Suzan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2024
- Peak year (1955)
- 484
- Annual births at peak, across 127 years of records
Suzan by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (3,571 births, 39% of the file).
1950s was Suzan's strongest decade.
3,571 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Suzan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 61
1920s
61 births
- 1930s 207
1930s
207 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,653 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,571 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,018 births
- 1970s 658
1970s
658 births
- 1980s 331
1980s
331 births
- 1990s 242
1990s
242 births
- 2000s 174
2000s
174 births
- 2010s 118
2010s
118 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 3,571 births (39% of all-time use).
How Suzan 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 Suzan's total volume
Suzan by state
Where Suzan concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 998 | 11.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 688 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 555 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 504 | 5.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 431 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 376 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 369 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 195 | 2.1% |
998 of 9,081 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Suzan appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Suzan's data
- Suzan's decade-level peak was the 1950s (3,571 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Suzans (998 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Suzan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~126 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, 1898–2024 (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 Suzan 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.