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Susan Name Popularity

How popular is the name Susan? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 354 0.1005%
1911 — 419 0.1125%
1912 — 483 0.0958%
1913 — 496 0.0875%
1914 — 608 0.0872%
1915 — 791 0.0871%
1916 — 797 0.0825%
1917 — 794 0.0794%
1918 — 882 0.0822%
1919 — 792 0.0756%
1920 — 820 0.0737%
1921 — 808 0.0706%
1922 — 761 0.0683%
1923 — 773 0.069%
1924 — 792 0.0682%
1925 — 840 0.0743%
1926 — 828 0.0753%
1927 — 831 0.0751%
1928 — 774 0.0723%
1929 — 846 0.0817%
1930 — 970 0.0929%
1931 — 958 0.0971%
1932 — 1,206 0.1221%
1933 — 1,244 0.1335%
1934 — 1,472 0.1523%
1935 — 1,788 0.184%
1936 — 2,138 0.2219%
1937 — 2,635 0.2674%
1938 — 3,549 0.3467%
1939 — 4,884 0.4801%
1940 — 6,755 0.6355%
1941 — 8,885 0.7894%
1942 — 12,016 0.9516%
1943 — 14,888 1.1404%
1944 — 16,329 1.3175%
1945 — 19,224 1.5763%
1946 — 28,266 1.9156%
1947 — 31,953 1.9142%
1948 — 35,985 2.2542%
1949 — 37,707 2.344%
1950 — 38,018 2.3612%
1951 — 40,227 2.3726%
1952 — 41,350 2.3689%
1953 — 44,285 2.5022%
1954 — 47,158 2.5797%
1955 — 47,397 2.5768%
1956 — 46,567 2.4656%
1957 — 45,951 2.388%
1958 — 45,172 2.3901%
1959 — 41,598 2.1894%
1960 — 39,200 2.0689%
1961 — 37,521 1.9874%
1962 — 35,744 1.947%
1963 — 33,997 1.8939%
1964 — 31,514 1.7903%
1965 — 26,327 1.6099%
1966 — 23,775 1.5227%
1967 — 22,262 1.467%
1968 — 19,505 1.299%
1969 — 17,808 1.1559%
1970 — 15,739 0.989%
1971 — 13,779 0.917%
1972 — 10,575 0.7764%
1973 — 9,284 0.7161%
1974 — 8,472 0.6518%
1975 — 7,487 0.5826%
1976 — 6,406 0.497%
1977 — 5,955 0.4418%
1978 — 5,419 0.4031%
1979 — 5,199 0.3687%
1980 — 4,703 0.3217%
1981 — 4,247 0.2889%
1982 — 3,964 0.2653%
1983 — 3,349 0.2269%
1984 — 3,105 0.2087%
1985 — 2,659 0.1752%
1986 — 2,388 0.1582%
1987 — 2,241 0.1469%
1988 — 2,058 0.1321%
1989 — 1,785 0.1106%
1990 — 1,657 0.1%
1991 — 1,452 0.0891%
1992 — 1,348 0.0845%
1993 — 1,156 0.0741%
1994 — 995 0.0648%
1995 — 868 0.0576%
1996 — 935 0.0624%
1997 — 770 0.0521%
1998 — 714 0.0477%
1999 — 673 0.0449%
2000 — 644 0.0422%
2001 — 591 0.0392%
2002 — 568 0.0379%
2003 — 534 0.0351%
2004 — 486 0.0319%
2005 — 445 0.0291%
2006 — 455 0.0291%
2007 — 417 0.0264%
2008 — 372 0.0241%
2009 — 332 0.0222%
2010 — 293 0.0203%
2011 — 313 0.022%
2012 — 272 0.0191%
2013 — 267 0.0188%
2014 — 280 0.0192%
2015 — 247 0.017%
2016 — 266 0.0184%
2017 — 218 0.0156%
2018 — 178 0.013%
2019 — 182 0.0134%
2020 — 201 0.0158%
2021 — 145 0.0119%
2022 — 146 0.0111%
2023 — 166 0.0128%

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Names Like Susan

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What names are variants of Susan?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Susan.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Sanna

Hebrew

Shoshana

Lily, rose

Hebrew

Shoshanah

Lily, rose

Hebrew

Shoshanna

Lily, rose

Hebrew

Shushana

Lily

Hebrew

ShuShu

Lily

Hebrew

Sioux

Lily

Native American

Siouxsie

Lily

Native American

Siusan

Lily

Hebrew

Sonel

Lily

Hebrew

Soosan

Lily

Hebrew

Soosanna

Lily

Hebrew

Sosanna

Lily, rose

Hebrew

Suanny

Lily

Hebrew

Sue

Lily

Hebrew

Sueann

Lily

Hebrew

Sueanna

Lily

Hebrew

Sueanne

Lily

Hebrew

Suesann

Lily

Hebrew

Suesonne

Lily

Hebrew

Suezanne

Lily

Hebrew

Sukee

Lily

Hebrew

Sukey

Hebrew

Sukie

Lily

Hebrew

Sunel

Lily

Hebrew

Susana

Lily

Hebrew

Susanetta

Lily

Hebrew

Susanka

Lily

Hebrew

Susann

Lily

Hebrew

Susanna

Lily

Hebrew

Susannagh

Lily

Hebrew

Susannah

Lily

Hebrew

Susanne

Lily

Hebrew

Suse

Lily

Hebrew

Susee

Lily

Hebrew

Susette

Lily

Hebrew

Susi

Lily

Hebrew

Susie

Lily

Hebrew

Susy

Lily

Hebrew

Suzan

Lily

Hebrew

Suzana

Lily

Hebrew

Suzane

Lily

Hebrew

Suzanna

Lily

Hebrew

Suzannah

Lily

Hebrew

Suzanne

A French form of Susanna.

French

Suze

Lily

Hebrew

Suzee

Lily

Hebrew

Suzetta

Lily

Hebrew

Suzette

Lily

Hebrew

Suzi

Lily

Hebrew

Suzie

Lily

Hebrew

Suzon

Lily

Hebrew

Suzy

Lily

Hebrew

Suzzanne

Lily

Hebrew

Zanna

Hebrew

Zanne

Lily

Hebrew

Zannie

Lily

Hebrew


What names sound like Susan?

If you like how Susan sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Susan.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Season

Time of sowing

Latin

Suesana

French

Suesanna

Lily

Hebrew


What names are similar to Susan?

Find a name that’s like Susan, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Sigourney

Conqueror

French

Soki

Hebrew

Stockard

English

Zizi

Hungarian


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  1. I love the name so much


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