Girls' name · since 1912
Suzette
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 16,963 babies named Suzette, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,677 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,963
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
16,963 babies have been named Suzette since 1912, making it today's #4677 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suzette has been recorded 16,963 times among girls since 1912, currently ranked #4677 nationally and more common than 73% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #1,174 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,677 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,963 born since 1912
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suzette ranks #1,174 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,677 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,963 born since 1912, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,174 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,677 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,963
- born since 1912
- 1960s
- peak decade
Suzette's 16,963 recorded births place it above 98.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Suzette compares
16,963 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Suzette's all-time total is 45x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Suzette | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,963 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 719 | 21 | 19,840 |
Suzette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Suzette's full recorded timeline at 1971, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1964 peak of 719 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Suzette popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 719
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Suzette popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1967 (Suzette as boys' name)
Suzette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (6,155 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Suzette's strongest decade.
6,155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Suzette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 37
1910s
37 births
- 1920s 80
1920s
80 births
- 1930s 194
1930s
194 births
- 1940s 1,374
1940s
1,374 births
- 1950s
1950s
3,128 births
- 1960s
1960s
6,155 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,722 births
- 1980s 1,028
1980s
1,028 births
- 1990s 956
1990s
956 births
- 2000s 675
2000s
675 births
- 2010s 414
2010s
414 births
- 2020s 200
2020s
200 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 6,155 births (36% of all-time use).
How Suzette 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 Suzette's total volume
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 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,156 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 805 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 782 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 607 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 551 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Florida | | 547 | 3.2% |
2,587 of 16,963 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Suzette appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Suzette's data
- Suzette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (6,155 total births); usage has since declined to 200 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Suzettes (2,587 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Suzette
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Suzette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Suzette 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.