Girls' name · since 1946
Suzana
Since 1946, U.S. Social Security records show 1,224 babies named Suzana, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,933 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,224
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Suzana currently ranks #8933 among girls' names in America, with 1,224 babies recorded since 1946.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suzana has been recorded 1,224 times among girls since 1946, currently ranked #8933 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #6,521 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,933 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,224 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suzana ranks #6,521 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,933 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,224 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,521 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,933 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,224
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Suzana's 1,224 recorded births place it above 90.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Suzana compares
1,224 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
Suzana's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Suzana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,224 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 21 | 19,840 |
Suzana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Suzana's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1954, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Suzana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Suzana by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (295 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Suzana's strongest decade.
295 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Suzana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 34
1950s
34 births
- 1960s 85
1960s
85 births
- 1970s
1970s
295 births
- 1980s
1980s
251 births
- 1990s
1990s
209 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 295 births (24% of all-time use).
How Suzana 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 Suzana's total volume
Suzana by state
Where Suzana concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 165 | 13.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 56 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 43 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
165 of 1,224 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Suzana's data
- Suzana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (295 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Suzanas (165 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 Suzana
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Suzana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Suzana 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.