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Susumu

/suˈsumu/ · 100% boys · last recorded 1943

Susumu has been given to about 351 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1919, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/suˈsumu/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 63
Median age today97 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Susumu per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1919 · 27
  • Born in 20250
  • All time351

How popular is Susumu?

Its best year was 1919, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 1406th. The typical living American called Susumu is about 97 years old today.

Names that sound like Susumu

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Not enough close matches

Middle names for Susumu

Ranked by flow score
  1. Susumu Paul0.85
  2. Susumu John0.85
  3. Susumu Lee0.85
  4. Susumu Dean0.84
  5. Susumu Blake0.84
  6. Susumu Bryce0.84

Sibling names for Susumu

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Luellasister · 0.66
  2. Ilasister · 0.65
  3. Cleoeither · 0.65
  4. Winonasister · 0.64
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.64
  6. Forestbrother · 0.56

Where Susumu is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Susumu White0.80
    2. Susumu Reyes0.80
    3. Susumu Moore0.80
    4. Susumu Lee0.80
    5. Susumu Hill0.80
    6. Susumu Hall0.80

    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 Susumu

    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.