Suzette — #4666 US girls' name
16,934 babies named Suzette in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 74% of names given to girls today.
36% of everyone ever named Suzette was born in this single decade.
719 babies were named Suzette in 1964 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Suzette
The Social Security Administration has registered 16,934 babies named Suzette between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Suzette currently holds the #4666 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 719 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Suzette performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 6,155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Suzette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,587 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Suzette in 45 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Suzette 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 16,934 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.
Suzette at a glance
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Current rank
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Suzette popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912
- Peak year (1964)
- 719
- Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
Currently ranks #4666 among girls.
16,934 total births across 113 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1964 with 719 births in a single year.
Suzette popularity over time — boys
5 total births recorded since 1967 (Suzette as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Suzette accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Suzette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 6,155 births that decade — 36% of Suzette's all-time total
Suzette decade highlights
- Peak decade 6,155 births
- Runner-up 3,128 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Suzette's strongest decade
6,155 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 36% of all-time use.
Suzette by state
Where Suzette concentrates geographically — total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,587 | 15.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,465 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,148 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 805 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 782 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 607 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 551 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 547 | 3.2% |
2,587 of 16,934 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 15.3% of nationwide
- New York 8.7% of nationwide
- Texas 6.8% of nationwide
- Michigan 4.8% of nationwide
- Illinois 4.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 45 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 15.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Suzette appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1912–2024 (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.