Suann
Feminine
Suann is two short names written as one word. The first of them is also a verb, which is a small distinction: almost no English short form doubles as a word for something you do.
How old is the name Suann?
Suann first appears in US birth records in 1936 — 89 years ago. The typical Suann alive today was born around 1959, making them about 66 years old. About 600 people named Suann are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Suann most popular?
Suann peaked in 1955, reaching #1691 nationally. See the whole 1955 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Suann
To sue somebody is to follow them, in the legal sense of pursuing a claim, and the word comes through French from the Latin for following, the same root as pursue, suit and sequence. A lawsuit is literally a following. The name Sue is a separate word entirely, cut out of Susanna, and the collision is pure coincidence of English spelling. It is nonetheless a real one: a great many short names are also nouns, but almost none of them are verbs, and a child whose name is a thing you can do to somebody in court will hear about it at some point, usually from a lawyer.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Both halves are transparent short forms of longer names, and both of those have documented histories. What the compound was meant to honor is not recorded, which is usual for solid double names.
Pronouncing Suann
soo-ANN
Two syllables with the weight on the second. SOO-ann, with the stress in front, is also heard.
Nicknames for Suann
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1936
- Most girls named
- 195537 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1691reached in 1955
- Change vs 1998
- 0.0%5 in 2010, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Suanns among us
people named Suann are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Suann sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Both halves are entirely familiar, so it is never a puzzle to say.
- Sue and Annie are both available as short forms and both stand alone.
- It names two people at once, which is what double names are for.
- Written solid it will be split into two words by people who assume the space belongs there.
- In America it reads as belonging to an older generation, which is either the appeal or the obstacle.
- Two stress patterns are in circulation and the spelling settles neither.
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Frequently asked
- How many Suanns are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Suann are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Suann in 2025?
- Suann is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Suann with classmates?
- Suann will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More S names
The most-given names starting with S, all years combined.
Susan#1085 · Sarah#90 · Sandra#1207 · Stephanie#557 · Sharon#1250 · Shirley#1581 · Samantha#151 · Sophia#5
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