Girls' name · since 1939

Suzzanne

724 babies named Suzzanne in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

724
total births
1939–1994
years on record
1960s
peak decade
27%
born in that decade

Suzzanne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 724 have been recorded since 1939.

Suzzanne has 724 recorded births among girls since 1939, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1994.

  • 724 total births
  • 1939–1994 years on record
  • 1960s peak decade
  • 27% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

724 girls have been named Suzzanne since 1939, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1994.

724
total births
1939–1994
years on record
1960s
peak decade
27%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

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

1964
Single peak year

27 babies were named Suzzanne in 1964 - its busiest year on record.

Suzzanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Suzzanne's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Suzzanne at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

724

Since 1939

56 years of records

Peak year

1964

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1939

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1994

Suzzanne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1994

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1964)
27
Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
051015202530 19391946195319601967197419811994 5

Suzzanne by decade

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

1960s was Suzzanne's strongest decade.

198 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Suzzanne births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 198 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

How Suzzanne 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 Suzzanne's total volume

Suzzanne vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Suzzanne vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year Suzzanne
Suzzanne vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Suzzanne by state

Where Suzzanne concentrates geographically, total births since 1939

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Suzzanne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 1.5%
#2 New York
5 0.7%
California share of Suzzanne's total US births 1.5%
Even split

11 of 724 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suzzanne?
Suzzanne has been given to 724 babies in the U.S. since 1939, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1994. 27 babies were born in 1964, its single highest year.
When was Suzzanne most popular?
Suzzanne was most popular in the 1960s decade with 198 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Suzzanne most popular?
The top states for the name Suzzanne are California (11 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Suzzanne been used?
Suzzanne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 56 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Suzzanne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Suzanne, Suzette, Suzanna, Suzan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Suzzanne's data

  • Suzzanne's decade-level peak was the 1960s (198 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Suzzannes (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1939–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Suzzanne: Baby Name Since 1939 - 724 Births, Peak 1964." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/suzzanne. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Suzzanne 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 July 2026.