Susannah
Susannah was the 2536th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 70 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 804th; the most babies were born in 1975 (152). Over the last ten years it has moved down 223 places. More babies were named Susannah in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,536 girls, down 260 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 70girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1975152 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,784babies recorded
Susannah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,536 | 70 |
| 2020 | #2,276 | 79 |
| 2010 | #2,536 | 73 |
| 2000 | #1,550 | 116 |
| 1990 | #1,228 | 137 |
| 1980 | #1,168 | 116 |
| 1970 | #951 | 134 |
| 1960 | #2,009 | 33 |
| 1950 | #2,047 | 23 |
| 1940 | #2,095 | 16 |
| 1930 | #2,673 | 12 |
| 1920 | #3,073 | 11 |
| 1910 | #2,371 | 6 |
| 1900 | #1,903 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Susannah, counting every spelling?
Susannah is a spelling of Susana, a name family that ranked #1,325 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,536 for Susannah 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 Susannah?
70 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Susannah (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Susannah 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 120 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Susannah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Susannah?
About 7,000 people born in the US named Susannah are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 23 and 52. That makes Susannah 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.
Susannah by state
How common Susannah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Susannah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Susannah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Susannah
How popular is the name Susannah?
Susannah was the 2536th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 70 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 804th; the most babies were born in 1975 (152). Over the last ten years it has moved down 223 places. More babies were named Susannah in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Susannah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Susannah in the US.
Where is Susannah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Susannah was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Illinois.