Suzan

Last seen for girls in 2024 at #15,293

Peak · girls
1955 · 484 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
9,081
since 1898

Suzan over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Suzan has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #397, 1955girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirls
rankbirths
2025—
2024#15,2935
2023#15,1945
2022#11,2318
2021#15,2515
2020#11,0908
2019#11,3568
2018#9,80610
2017#6,53118
2016#12,8767
2015#10,14810
2014#14,5586
2013#7,37216
2012#7,80415
2011#10,37410
2010#6,90418
2009#8,45414
2008#8,96513
2007#8,52014
2006#6,12521
2005#6,52818
2004#6,48918
2003#7,99813
2002#6,12918
2001#4,44727
2000#5,93718
1999#4,71823
1998#5,36319
1997#5,41718
1996#4,30624
1995#4,67721
1994#4,01626
1993#4,99819
1992#3,34333
1991#4,49722
1990#3,02237
1989#3,25332
1988#3,30629
1987#3,74323
1986#3,13529
1985#3,00830
1984#2,78132
1983#2,31041
1982#2,32742
1981#3,14727
1980#2,18946
1979#2,14746
1978#2,19142
1977#2,06346
1976#1,91247
1975#1,78052
1974#1,49965
1973#1,37472
1972#1,13397
1971#1,125104
1970#1,26387
1969#994118
1968#813155
1967#850141
1966#785157
1965#708193
1964#671231
1963#637251
1962#650241
1961#660242
1960#581289
1959#532331
1958#512356
1957#500359
1956#449419
1955#397484
1954#402462
1953#448369
1952#485300
1951#541242
1950#516249
1949#500263
1948#505263
1947#542241
1946#517232
1945#575162
1944#611145
1943#687122
1942#743103
1941#83076
1940#1,06246
1939#1,03947
1938#1,18238
1937#1,28232
1936#2,03215
1935#2,20614
1934#1,77119
1933#2,54011
1932#2,23514
1931#3,2268
1930#3,0559
1929#4,0536
1928#3,4368
1927#2,69912
1926—
1925#4,4266
1924#4,0027
1923#3,12510
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1921#4,0237
1920#4,9755
1919#4,8145
1918#3,8697
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First appearance
1898

The first year at least five girls were named Suzan! It came in at #1,700, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1898–1917, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Suzan is popular in 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #447 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,054 girlsMNIllinois: #506 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,834 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedWIMichigan: #361 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,040 girlsMINew York: #459 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 5,720 girlsNYMassachusetts: #355 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,040 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedRIOregon: #353 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,320 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedSDIowa: #344 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,062 girlsIAIndiana: #568 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,317 girlsINOhio: #512 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 8,636 girlsOHPennsylvania: #333 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,702 girlsPANew Jersey: #381 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,402 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #398 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 3,863 girlsCAUtah: #227 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsUTColorado: #253 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,625 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedVAMaryland: #401 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,211 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedNMKansas: #299 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,575 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #384 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,580 girlsOKLouisiana: #585 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,107 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedMSAlabama: #526 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,365 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedHITexas: #462 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,262 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Suzan, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#227 · 1 in 1,198
  2. Colorado#253 · 1 in 1,625
  3. Kansas#299 · 1 in 2,575
  4. Pennsylvania#333 · 1 in 3,702
  5. Iowa#344 · 1 in 4,062

Best ever in a state: #153 in Utah, 1945.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#22781 in 1,198
Colorado#253101 in 1,625
Kansas#29981 in 2,575
Pennsylvania#333301 in 3,702
Iowa#34471 in 4,062
Oregon#35351 in 3,320
Massachusetts#35581 in 6,040
Michigan#361201 in 4,040
New Jersey#38191 in 5,402
Oklahoma#38461 in 3,580
California#398341 in 3,863
Maryland#40151 in 5,211
Minnesota#44751 in 7,054
New York#459271 in 5,720
Texas#462251 in 4,262
Illinois#506121 in 7,834
Ohio#512111 in 8,636
Alabama#52651 in 7,365
Indiana#56851 in 9,317
Louisiana#58551 in 7,107
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Suzan
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
  • Biggest jump: 232 spots in 1941 (#1,062 → #830)
  • Biggest drop: 269 spots in 1970 (#994 → #1,263)
Rise & fade · girls
57 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1898
  • Peaked 1955 at #397 (484 births)
  • Births halved by 1961, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 29 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 29 yrs · run 1941–1969
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,040
  • Highest: 1 in 4,040 girls born in 1955 were named Suzan (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 324,038 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 39.3% of all girls named Suzan (3,571) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s5#1,700 (1898)#1,700
1900s0——
1910s12#3,869 (1918)#4,342
1920s61#2,699 (1927)#3,842
1930s207#1,039 (1939)#2,057
1940s1,653#500 (1949)#657
1950s3,571#397 (1955)#478
1960s2,018#581 (1960)#735
1970s658#1,125 (1971)#1,649
1980s331#2,189 (1980)#2,920
1990s242#3,022 (1990)#4,436
2000s174#4,447 (2001)#6,959
2010s118#6,531 (2017)#9,773
2020s31#11,090 (2020)#13,612

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Suzan in 1952

girls
#485
300 births · 1 in 6,181 girls

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #485Suzan300
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 6,181 of them was named Suzan, which outranked 92.4% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Suzan
  1. #482Lorene305
  2. #483Elise303
  3. #483Eugenia303
  4. #485Suzan300
  5. #485Candy300
  6. #485Cherry300
  7. #485Pat300
  8. #489Sadie299
  9. #490Kelly296
  10. #491Kristi292

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1952 →