Susana
Susana was the 2254th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 82 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 457th; the most babies were born in 1993 (537). Over the last ten years it has moved down 545 places. More babies were named Susana in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,254 girls, down 61 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 82girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993537 babies
- Total since 1880
- 21,051babies recorded
Susana popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 52 since 1980.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,254 | 82 |
| 2020 | #2,193 | 83 |
| 2010 | #1,126 | 219 |
| 2000 | #717 | 323 |
| 1990 | #557 | 424 |
| 1980 | #487 | 427 |
| 1970 | #658 | 247 |
| 1960 | #773 | 175 |
| 1950 | #1,000 | 84 |
| 1940 | #1,955 | 18 |
| 1930 | #1,195 | 40 |
| 1920 | #2,067 | 19 |
| 1910 | #1,103 | 17 |
| 1900 | #1,902 | 6 |
| 1890 | #1,189 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Susana, counting every spelling?
Susana is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,325 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,254 for Susana on its own. Together these spellings went to 152 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susana | 82 | #2,254 | 423 |
| Susannah | 70 | #2,536 | 292 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Susana?
82 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Susana (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Susana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 102 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Susana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Susana?
About 19,000 people born in the US named Susana are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 27 and 51. That makes Susana mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Susana by state
How common Susana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.0×), California (1.8×). In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Susana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Susana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Susana
How popular is the name Susana?
Susana was the 2254th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 82 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 457th; the most babies were born in 1993 (537). Over the last ten years it has moved down 545 places. More babies were named Susana in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Susana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Susana in the US.
Where is Susana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Susana was most common in Texas (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Arizona.