US rank #2525 Girls' name Peak 1962 219,234 births

Suzanne — #2525 US girls' name

219,234 babies named Suzanne in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s701890s1041900s2681910s13981920s43901930s127611940s414041950s503311960s597621970s290331980s129841990s42482000s14572010s7382020s286
#2525
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Suzanne was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

6,852 babies were named Suzanne in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suzanne

The Social Security Administration has registered 219,234 babies named Suzanne between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Suzanne currently holds the #2525 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 6,852 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suzanne performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 59,762 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Suzanne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 26,719 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Suzanne in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suzanne 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 219,234 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.

Suzanne at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

219,234

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1962

6,852 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#2,525

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Suzanne popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1962)
6,852
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-2,00002,0004,0006,0008,000 202420061988197019521934191618981880 6

Suzanne popularity over time — boys

492 total births recorded since 1935 (Suzanne as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 492 births
05101520 198919801973196619591952194519381935 6

Suzanne by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
59,762 births that decade — 27% of Suzanne's all-time total
1880s701890s1041900s2681910s13981920s43901930s127611940s414041950s503311960s597621970s290331980s129841990s42482000s14572010s7382020s286

Suzanne by state

Where Suzanne concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Suzanne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
26,719 12.2%
#2 California
21,218 9.7%
#3 Pennsylvania
17,031 7.8%
#4 Michigan
13,343 6.1%
#5 Illinois
11,885 5.4%
#6 Ohio
11,450 5.2%
#7 Massachusetts
9,555 4.4%
#8 New Jersey
9,184 4.2%
New York share of Suzanne's total US births 12.2%
Even split

26,719 of 219,234 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Suzanne appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suzanne?
219,234 babies have been named Suzanne since 1880. It currently ranks #2525 among girls. The peak year was 1962 with 6,852 births.
When was Suzanne most popular?
Suzanne was most popular in the 1960s decade with 59,762 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
Where is Suzanne most popular?
The top states for the name Suzanne are New York (26,719 births), California (21,218 births), Pennsylvania (17,031 births).
How long has the name Suzanne been used?
Suzanne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Suzanne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Suzette, Suzanna, 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, 1880–2024 (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.