Suzanna
Suzanna was given to 61 girls in 2025, #2,813 among girls’ names; 9,648 Americans have been recorded with it since 1892 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 8,430 Americans named Suzanna and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (87% of everyone recorded); the median is 43 years old and half are between 28 and 57.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Suzanna by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Suzanna mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Suzanna is “a female given name from Hebrew, variant of Susanna.”
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Suzanna?
#2,813 among girls’ names, 2025
Suzanna rose from #2,843 in 2015 to #2,813 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born rose from 34.7 to 38.0 per million.
185 babies in 1973, the peak
Suzanna peaked in 1973, when 185 girls were given it, #751 among girls’ names. The 61 births of 2025 are 33% of that peak.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #2,813 | 0.04 |
| 2024 | 60 | #2,816 | 0.04 |
| 2023 | 68 | #2,613 | 0.04 |
| 2022 | 50 | #3,271 | 0.03 |
| 2021 | 44 | #3,545 | 0.03 |
| 2020 | 49 | #3,217 | 0.03 |
| 2019 | 48 | #3,326 | 0.03 |
| 2018 | 52 | #3,151 | 0.03 |
| 2017 | 66 | #2,658 | 0.04 |
| 2016 | 60 | #2,864 | 0.03 |
Every recorded year (123)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 62 | #2,843 | 0.03 |
| 2014 | 64 | #2,734 | 0.04 |
| 2013 | 72 | #2,505 | 0.04 |
| 2012 | 83 | #2,282 | 0.05 |
| 2011 | 79 | #2,366 | 0.04 |
| 2010 | 79 | #2,403 | 0.04 |
| 2009 | 70 | #2,639 | 0.04 |
| 2008 | 97 | #2,101 | 0.05 |
| 2007 | 95 | #2,132 | 0.05 |
| 2006 | 88 | #2,203 | 0.05 |
| 2005 | 101 | #1,922 | 0.05 |
| 2004 | 100 | #1,891 | 0.05 |
| 2003 | 93 | #1,968 | 0.05 |
| 2002 | 109 | #1,691 | 0.06 |
| 2001 | 111 | #1,648 | 0.06 |
| 2000 | 92 | #1,861 | 0.05 |
| 1999 | 112 | #1,529 | 0.06 |
| 1998 | 122 | #1,413 | 0.07 |
| 1997 | 135 | #1,295 | 0.08 |
| 1996 | 149 | #1,207 | 0.08 |
| 1995 | 147 | #1,171 | 0.08 |
| 1994 | 124 | #1,353 | 0.07 |
| 1993 | 114 | #1,423 | 0.06 |
| 1992 | 151 | #1,166 | 0.08 |
| 1991 | 145 | #1,196 | 0.08 |
| 1990 | 128 | #1,274 | 0.07 |
| 1989 | 124 | #1,272 | 0.07 |
| 1988 | 150 | #1,060 | 0.08 |
| 1987 | 134 | #1,120 | 0.08 |
| 1986 | 149 | #1,022 | 0.09 |
| 1985 | 150 | #1,013 | 0.09 |
| 1984 | 161 | #926 | 0.10 |
| 1983 | 150 | #979 | 0.09 |
| 1982 | 170 | #897 | 0.10 |
| 1981 | 160 | #936 | 0.10 |
| 1980 | 152 | #981 | 0.09 |
| 1979 | 144 | #994 | 0.09 |
| 1978 | 158 | #907 | 0.10 |
| 1977 | 170 | #866 | 0.11 |
| 1976 | 162 | #848 | 0.11 |
| 1975 | 154 | #872 | 0.11 |
| 1974 | 167 | #810 | 0.11 |
| 1973 | 185 | #751 | 0.13 |
| 1972 | 176 | #779 | 0.12 |
| 1971 | 140 | #929 | 0.08 |
| 1970 | 135 | #948 | 0.08 |
| 1969 | 158 | #818 | 0.09 |
| 1968 | 142 | #860 | 0.09 |
| 1967 | 133 | #892 | 0.08 |
| 1966 | 110 | #982 | 0.07 |
| 1965 | 119 | #937 | 0.07 |
| 1964 | 105 | #1,065 | 0.06 |
| 1963 | 141 | #886 | 0.07 |
| 1962 | 142 | #888 | 0.07 |
| 1961 | 122 | #982 | 0.06 |
| 1960 | 151 | #848 | 0.07 |
| 1959 | 131 | #916 | 0.06 |
| 1958 | 150 | #831 | 0.07 |
| 1957 | 119 | #944 | 0.06 |
| 1956 | 91 | #1,084 | 0.05 |
| 1955 | 84 | #1,097 | 0.04 |
| 1954 | 85 | #1,071 | 0.04 |
| 1953 | 79 | #1,096 | 0.04 |
| 1952 | 58 | #1,254 | 0.03 |
| 1951 | 57 | #1,235 | 0.03 |
| 1950 | 75 | #1,070 | 0.04 |
| 1949 | 69 | #1,086 | 0.04 |
| 1948 | 63 | #1,133 | 0.04 |
| 1947 | 79 | #1,000 | 0.04 |
| 1946 | 77 | #950 | 0.05 |
| 1945 | 48 | #1,138 | 0.04 |
| 1944 | 55 | #1,060 | 0.04 |
| 1943 | 43 | #1,248 | 0.03 |
| 1942 | 36 | #1,364 | 0.03 |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,647 | 0.02 |
| 1940 | 26 | #1,547 | 0.02 |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,630 | 0.02 |
| 1938 | 20 | #1,800 | 0.02 |
| 1937 | 20 | #1,777 | 0.02 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,504 | 0.01 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,712 | 0.01 |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,645 | 0.02 |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,900 | 0.02 |
| 1932 | 16 | #2,112 | 0.01 |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,675 | 0.02 |
| 1930 | 10 | #3,027 | 0.01 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,414 | 0.01 |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,774 | 0.02 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,326 | 0.01 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,525 | 0.01 |
| 1925 | 14 | #2,603 | 0.01 |
| 1924 | 18 | #2,198 | 0.01 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,893 | 0.01 |
| 1922 | 17 | #2,277 | 0.01 |
| 1921 | 14 | #2,619 | 0.01 |
| 1920 | 16 | #2,348 | 0.01 |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,372 | 0.01 |
| 1918 | 14 | #2,497 | 0.01 |
| 1917 | 19 | #1,910 | 0.02 |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,637 | 0.01 |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,367 | 0.01 |
| 1914 | 21 | #1,435 | 0.03 |
| 1913 | 14 | #1,663 | 0.02 |
| 1912 | 8 | #2,331 | 0.01 |
| 1911 | 7 | #2,168 | 0.02 |
| 1910 | 6 | #2,372 | 0.02 |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,589 | 0.03 |
| 1908 | 6 | #2,071 | 0.02 |
| 1907 | 10 | #1,363 | 0.03 |
| 1905 | 5 | #2,198 | 0.02 |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,641 | 0.03 |
| 1903 | 5 | #2,051 | 0.02 |
| 1892 | 7 | #1,260 | 0.03 |
Ranks and shares: girls’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all girls SSA recorded that year.
Is Suzanna a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Suzanna has been recorded only for girls: SSA lists no boys with the name in 123 years of records (it lists a name only in years with 5 or more babies of a sex).
Girls and boys named Suzanna: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Suzanna, and how old are they?
8,430 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 87% of the 9,648 Americans ever recorded as Suzanna. The median Suzanna alive today is 43 years old; half are between 28 and 57.
The 2020 Census counted 8,750 people named Suzanna (8,744 women and girls, 6 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 8,382 born in the U.S. The Census count is 4% above that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 162 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 1,490 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 2,240 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 2,240 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 1,550 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 751 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Suzanna born?
The states with the most babies named Suzanna are California, Texas and New York, with 52% of its births recorded by state since 1910.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 1,386 | not ranked | 1.3× |
| Texas | 713 | #3,739 | 1.0× |
| New York | 437 | not ranked | 0.6× |
| Pennsylvania | 423 | not ranked | 0.9× |
| Ohio | 304 | #1,257 | 0.7× |
| Illinois | 250 | not ranked | 0.5× |
| Michigan | 247 | not ranked | 0.6× |
| Florida | 170 | not ranked | 0.5× |
| North Carolina | 118 | not ranked | 0.4× |
| Georgia | 102 | not ranked | 0.4× |
Where Suzanna is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Suzanna is most over-represented in California: since 1910 it was given 1.3 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Suzanna with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 6 names spelled alike, given to 233,500 babies since 1880, Suzanna is the second most given (4.1% of them). In 2025 it was given to 61 of their 159 babies (38%), again the second most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Suzanna
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Suzanna and names like it
- Compare Suzanna and SuzanneBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1970sSuzanna peaked in 1973.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Suzanna since 1910.
- The top names of 1973The year the most babies were named Suzanna.
- The names of the MillennialsMost people named Suzanna alive today were born 1981-1996.
- Names starting with SMost given first.