Susan
Girl nameSusan has been given to 1,126,022 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1955.
Meaning & origin /ˈsuː.zən/
English form of the biblical Susanna, from Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā, “lily”), ultimately from Egyptian z:S:n-M9 (zšn).
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
1,126,022
Peak year
1955 (47,483 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -26%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Susan
Sigourney Weaver
American actress (born 1949)
Susan Sarandon
American actress and activist
Susan Sontag
American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist (1933–2004)
Susan B. Anthony
American women's rights activist (1820–1906)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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