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Girl name

Susa

/ˈsusə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 1985

Susa has been given to about 211 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1959, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsusə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 174
Median age today69 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Susa per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1959 · 15
  • Born in 20250
  • All time211

How popular is Susa?

Its best year was 1959, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 3235th. The typical living American called Susa is about 69 years old today.

Names that sound like Susa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Susan0.75
  2. Suzan0.71
  3. Zula0.70
  4. Suzann0.69
  5. Luisa0.65
  6. Susana0.64
  7. Susanna0.62
  8. Suzanna0.59

Middle names for Susa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Susa Josephine0.84
  2. Susa Rose0.83
  3. Susa Louise0.83
  4. Susa June0.82
  5. Susa Pearl0.82
  6. Susa Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Susa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.61
  2. Rockybrother · 0.58
  3. Brucebrother · 0.57
  4. Margosister · 0.57
  5. Pennysister · 0.56
  6. Dannybrother · 0.56

Where Susa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Susa White0.78
    2. Susa Reyes0.78
    3. Susa Nguyen0.78
    4. Susa Moore0.78
    5. Susa Lee0.78
    6. Susa Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Susa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.