US rank #4666 Girls' name Peak 1964 16,934 births

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.

1910s371920s801930s1941940s13741950s31281960s61551970s27221980s10281990s9562000s6752010s4142020s171
#4666
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

1960s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Suzette was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

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

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

16,934

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

1964

719 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#4,666

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Suzette popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1964)
719
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420101996198219681954194019261912 6

Suzette popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1967 (Suzette as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1967 5

Suzette by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
6,155 births that decade — 36% of Suzette's all-time total
1910s371920s801930s1941940s13741950s31281960s61551970s27221980s10281990s9562000s6752010s4142020s171

Suzette by state

Where Suzette concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Suzette
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%
California share of Suzette's total US births 15.3%
Even split

2,587 of 16,934 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.

Suzette appears in 45 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suzette?
16,934 babies have been named Suzette since 1912. It currently ranks #4666 among girls. The peak year was 1964 with 719 births.
When was Suzette most popular?
Suzette was most popular in the 1960s decade with 6,155 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Suzette most popular?
The top states for the name Suzette are California (2,587 births), New York (1,465 births), Texas (1,148 births).
How long has the name Suzette been used?
Suzette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Suzette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Suzanne, 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, 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.