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Susanna

/suˈzænə/ · 100% girls · 197 born in 2025

Susanna has been given to about 19,987 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1958, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/suˈzænə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 16,139
Median age today43 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Susanna per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1958 · 311
  • Born in 2025197
  • All time19,987
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Susanna?

Its best year was 1958, when 311 babies were given the name, ranking 552nd. The typical living American called Susanna is about 43 years old today. It is relatively most common in Kentucky, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Susanna

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Susana0.97
  2. Suzanna0.97
  3. Susannah0.80
  4. Susanne0.73
  5. Juana0.73
  6. Susan0.70
  7. Luana0.73
  8. Suzanne0.70

Middle names for Susanna

Ranked by flow score
  1. Susanna Rose0.85
  2. Susanna Louise0.85
  3. Susanna June0.84
  4. Susanna Pearl0.84
  5. Susanna Quinn0.84
  6. Susanna Nell0.84

Sibling names for Susanna

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Thaddeusbrother · 0.95
  2. Marcelbrother · 0.95
  3. Claybrother · 0.93
  4. Elisasister · 0.92
  5. Jolenesister · 0.91
  6. Marasister · 0.91

Where Susanna is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Kentucky0.01%
  2. Alabama0.01%
  3. Ohio0.01%
  4. Tennessee0.01%
  5. Wisconsin0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Susanna White0.80
  2. Susanna Reyes0.80
  3. Susanna Nguyen0.80
  4. Susanna Moore0.80
  5. Susanna Lee0.80
  6. Susanna Hill0.80

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 Susanna

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Susanna across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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