Susanna
Susanna was the 1181st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 197 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 336th; the most babies were born in 1958 (311). Over the last ten years it has moved up 73 places. More babies were named Susanna in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,181 girls, up 207 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 197girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1958311 babies
- Total since 1880
- 19,987babies recorded
Susanna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,181 | 197 |
| 2020 | #1,388 | 158 |
| 2010 | #1,454 | 156 |
| 2000 | #1,148 | 178 |
| 1990 | #846 | 233 |
| 1980 | #680 | 256 |
| 1970 | #716 | 215 |
| 1960 | #680 | 224 |
| 1950 | #715 | 145 |
| 1940 | #681 | 105 |
| 1930 | #991 | 56 |
| 1920 | #768 | 91 |
| 1910 | #635 | 45 |
| 1900 | #603 | 35 |
| 1890 | #444 | 34 |
| 1880 | #366 | 21 |
How popular is Susanna, counting every spelling?
Susanna is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #897 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,181 for Susanna on its own. Together these spellings went to 281 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susanna | 197 | #1,181 | 852 |
| Suzanna | 61 | #2,813 | 283 |
| Suzana | 11 | #9,392 | 55 |
| Suzannah | 12 | #8,809 | 52 |
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 Susanna?
197 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Susanna (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Susanna 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 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Susanna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Susanna?
About 15,500 people born in the US named Susanna are alive today, with a median age of 42; half are between 23 and 58. That makes Susanna mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Susanna by state
How common Susanna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (2.3×), Virginia (2.2×), Indiana (2.2×), Missouri (1.7×), Ohio (1.7×). In 25 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 Susanna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Susanna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Susanna
How popular is the name Susanna?
Susanna was the 1181st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 197 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 336th; the most babies were born in 1958 (311). Over the last ten years it has moved up 73 places. More babies were named Susanna in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Susanna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Susanna in the US.
Where is Susanna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Susanna was most common in Pennsylvania (0.24 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Indiana.