Girls' name · since 1940
Suzannah
1,789 babies named Suzannah in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,087 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,429 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,789
- born since 1940
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,789 babies have been named Suzannah since 1940, making it today's #8429 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suzannah has been recorded 1,789 times among girls since 1940, currently ranked #8429 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2025.
- #5,087 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,429 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,789 born since 1940
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suzannah ranks #5,087 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,429 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,789 born since 1940, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,087 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,429 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,789
- born since 1940
- 1990s
- peak decade
Suzannah's 1,789 recorded births place it above 92.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Suzannah compares
1,789 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Suzannah's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Suzannah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,789 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 21 | 19,840 |
Suzannah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Suzannah's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1943, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Suzannah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Suzannah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (409 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Suzannah's strongest decade.
409 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Suzannah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 43
1940s
43 births
- 1950s 58
1950s
58 births
- 1960s
1960s
168 births
- 1970s
1970s
335 births
- 1980s
1980s
298 births
- 1990s
1990s
409 births
- 2000s
2000s
249 births
- 2010s
2010s
166 births
- 2020s 63
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 409 births (23% of all-time use).
How Suzannah 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 Suzannah's total volume
Suzannah by state
Where Suzannah concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 29 | 1.6% |
| #2 | California | | 18 | 1.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
29 of 1,789 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Suzannah's data
- Suzannah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (409 total births); usage has since declined to 63 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Suzannahs (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Suzannah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1940–2025 (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 Suzannah 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.