US rank #11181 Girls' name Peak 1991 1,778 births

Suzannah — #11181 US girls' name

1,778 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.

1940s431950s581960s1681970s3361980s2981990s4092000s2492010s1662020s51
#11181
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 37% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Suzannah was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

53 babies were named Suzannah in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suzannah

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,778 babies named Suzannah between 1940 and 2024, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Suzannah currently holds the #11181 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 53 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suzannah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 409 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Suzannah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 29 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Suzannah in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suzannah 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 1,778 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.

Suzannah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,778

Since 1940

85 years of records

Peak year

1991

53 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,181

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1940

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2024

Suzannah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1940

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1991)
53
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
0204060 202420142004199419841974196419531940 7

Suzannah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
409 births that decade — 23% of Suzannah's all-time total
1940s431950s581960s1681970s3361980s2981990s4092000s2492010s1662020s51

Suzannah by state

Where Suzannah concentrates geographically — total births since 1940

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Suzannah
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%
Texas share of Suzannah's total US births 1.6%
Even split

29 of 1,778 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suzannah?
1,778 babies have been named Suzannah since 1940. It currently ranks #11181 among girls. The peak year was 1991 with 53 births.
When was Suzannah most popular?
Suzannah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 409 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Suzannah most popular?
The top states for the name Suzannah are Texas (29 births), California (18 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Suzannah been used?
Suzannah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 85 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Suzannah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Suzanne, Suzette, Suzanna, Suzan, 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, 1940–2024 (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.