Girls' name · since 1897
Suzie
3,984 babies named Suzie in U.S. Social Security records since 1897, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,997 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,671 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,984
- born since 1897
- 1960s
- peak decade
3,984 babies have been named Suzie since 1897, making it today's #4671 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Suzie recorded 3,984 times among girls since 1897, holding rank #4671 nationally today, ahead of 73% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2025.
- #2,997 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,671 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,984 born since 1897
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suzie ranks #2,997 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,671 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,984 born since 1897, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,997 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,671 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,984
- born since 1897
- 1960s
- peak decade
Suzie's 3,984 recorded births place it above 95.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Suzie compares
3,984 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Suzie's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Suzie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,984 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 175 | 21 | 19,840 |
Suzie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Suzie splits its recorded history at 1972: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 175 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Suzie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2025
- Peak year (1962)
- 175
- Annual births at peak, across 129 years of records
Suzie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,116 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Suzie's strongest decade.
1,116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Suzie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 56
1920s
56 births
- 1930s 145
1930s
145 births
- 1940s
1940s
454 births
- 1950s
1950s
610 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,116 births
- 1970s
1970s
460 births
- 1980s 295
1980s
295 births
- 1990s 186
1990s
186 births
- 2000s 203
2000s
203 births
- 2010s 257
2010s
257 births
- 2020s 179
2020s
179 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,116 births (28% of all-time use).
How Suzie 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 Suzie's total volume
Suzie by state
Where Suzie concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 655 | 16.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 221 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 59 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 52 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 47 | 1.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 44 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Washington | | 44 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 41 | 1.0% |
655 of 3,984 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Suzie appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Suzie's data
- Suzie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,116 total births); usage has since declined to 179 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Suzies (655 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 Suzie
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Suzie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~128 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, 1897–2025 (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 Suzie 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.