Girls' name · since 1892
Suzanna
9,648 babies named Suzanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,716 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,787 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,648
- born since 1892
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Suzanna is the #2787 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 9,648 recorded since 1892.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suzanna has been recorded 9,648 times among girls since 1892, currently ranked #2787 nationally and more common than 84% 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 1892 to 2025.
- #1,716 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,787 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,648 born since 1892
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suzanna ranks #1,716 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,787 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,648 born since 1892, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,716 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,787 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,648
- born since 1892
- 1970s
- peak decade
Suzanna's 9,648 recorded births place it above 97.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Suzanna compares
9,648 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Suzanna's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Suzanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,648 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 185 | 21 | 19,840 |
Suzanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Suzanna's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1903, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1973 peak of 185, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Suzanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (1973)
- 185
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Suzanna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (1,591 births, 16% of the file).
1970s was Suzanna's strongest decade.
1,591 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Suzanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1900s 42
1900s
42 births
- 1910s 129
1910s
129 births
- 1920s 153
1920s
153 births
- 1930s 174
1930s
174 births
- 1940s 520
1940s
520 births
- 1950s
1950s
929 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,323 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,591 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,500 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,327 births
- 2000s
2000s
956 births
- 2010s
2010s
665 births
- 2020s 332
2020s
332 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 1,591 births (16% of all-time use).
How Suzanna 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 Suzanna's total volume
Suzanna by state
Where Suzanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,386 | 14.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 713 | 7.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 437 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 423 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 304 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 250 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 247 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Florida | | 170 | 1.8% |
1,386 of 9,648 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Suzanna appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Suzanna's data
- Suzanna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (1,591 total births); usage has since declined to 332 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Suzannas (1,386 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 Suzanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1892–2025 (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 Suzanna 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.