Susannah
Feminine · “lily”
Susannah is a lily in Hebrew — shoshannah — and the word probably came into Hebrew from the Egyptian for a lotus.
How old is the name Susannah?
Susannah first appears in US birth records in 1882 — 143 years ago. The typical Susannah alive today was born around 1986, making them about 39 years old. About 7,100 people named Susannah are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Susannah most popular?
Susannah peaked in 1882, reaching #740 nationally. Today it ranks #2514, 1,774 places below that high. See the whole 1882 chart.
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Where it comes from
From sšn to Susannah
The story of Susannah
The story of Susanna, in the Greek additions to Daniel, has two elders accuse her of adultery when she refuses them, and Daniel expose them by questioning each separately about which tree it happened under — arguably the first cross-examination in literature. Susannah appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
lily, lotus
From the Hebrew shoshannah, 'lily' or 'lotus', likely borrowed from the Egyptian sšn, the lotus. The Persian city Susa is generally derived from the same word. The Greek additions to Daniel give the story of Susanna and the elders. The chain is documented.
How the name formed
- sšn
- shoshannah
- Susanna
- Susannah
Related forms: Susanna · שושנה · Susana
Pronouncing Susannah
soo-ZAN-uh
Three syllables, stress in the middle. Hebrew Shoshannah is sho-sha-NAH.
Nicknames for Susannah
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
- 1882
- Most girls named
- 1975152 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #740reached in 1882
- Change vs 2022
- +32.1%70 in 2025, from 53
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.
Susannah in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Susanna in English — spelling variant
- שושנה in Hebrew — related form
- Susana in Spanish — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Texas, California, North Carolina.
Susannahs among us
people named Susannah are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 22,961 born in 2025 was named Susannah
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Susannah
- #2514
- Susannah on the 2025 chart
- #564
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Susannah went to 70 girls in 2025, but Susanna, Susana and Suzanna and the rest below are the same name said out loud. Together the 6 spellings went to 433, which makes it the 564th most-given girls’ name of the year — 1,950 places above the chart.
About 1 girl in 3,712 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 22,961 for Susannah itself.
Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Susannah sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Susannah is headed
Susannah should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Susannah beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Susannah in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That Daniel's questioning of the elders is arguably the first cross-examination is a first-rate fact.
- Susie and Anna are two short forms, both with large records.
- The lily meaning is concrete and beautiful.
- Susanna without the h is the commoner spelling.
- It is period-coded to earlier generations.
- Three syllables make it moderately long for everyday use.
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Feminine · #2514 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Susannahs are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 7,100 people named Susannah are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Susannah?
- Susannah is one of 6 recorded spellings. Susanna is the more common one — 197 births in 2025 against 70 for Susannah.
- How popular is the name Susannah in 2025?
- Susannah ranks #2514 among US girl names in 2025, with 70 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Susannah?
- About 1 in every 22,961 US girls born in 2025 was named Susannah — 70 in all.
- Will my child share the name Susannah with classmates?
- Susannah will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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