US rank #2814 Girls' name Peak 1973 9,585 births

Suzanna — #2814 US girls' name

9,585 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.

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#2814
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Suzanna was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

185 babies were named Suzanna in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suzanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,585 babies named Suzanna between 1892 and 2024, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Suzanna currently holds the #2814 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 185 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suzanna performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,591 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Suzanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,386 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Suzanna in 35 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suzanna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 9,585 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Suzanna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

9,585

Since 1892

133 years of records

Peak year

1973

185 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#2,814

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1892

Recorded for 133 years

Last year on file: 2024

Suzanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1892

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1973)
185
Annual births at peak — across 133 years of records
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Suzanna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
1,591 births that decade — 17% of Suzanna's all-time total
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Suzanna by state

Where Suzanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1892

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Suzanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,386 14.5%
#2 Texas
708 7.4%
#3 New York
437 4.6%
#4 Pennsylvania
423 4.4%
#5 Ohio
297 3.1%
#6 Illinois
250 2.6%
#7 Michigan
247 2.6%
#8 Florida
170 1.8%
California share of Suzanna's total US births 14.5%
Even split

1,386 of 9,585 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.

Suzanna appears in 35 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suzanna?
9,585 babies have been named Suzanna since 1892. It currently ranks #2814 among girls. The peak year was 1973 with 185 births.
When was Suzanna most popular?
Suzanna was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,591 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Suzanna most popular?
The top states for the name Suzanna are California (1,386 births), Texas (708 births), New York (437 births).
How long has the name Suzanna been used?
Suzanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 133 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Suzanna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Suzanne, Suzette, Suzan, Suzy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1892–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.