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Susan

Pronounced /ˈsuː.zən/

Rank in 2024
#1,129
Born in 2024
213
Peak year
1955 · #5
Origin
Hebrew
Also recorded for boys:0 in 2024

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 213 girls were named Susan, about 1 in every 7,574.
  • It peaked in 1955 with 47,419 babies, ranked #5.
  • It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
  • 1,123,232 girls have been named Susan since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Susan per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0.8
    Greatest
  2. 4.9
    Silent
  3. 20.9
    Boomers
  4. 7.9
    Gen X
  5. 1.2
    Millennials
  6. 0.3
    Gen Z
  7. 0.2
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 16,573 babies, 0.81 per 1,000. Silent: 100,812 babies, 4.88 per 1,000. Boomers: 749,682 babies, 20.93 per 1,000. Gen X: 202,682 babies, 7.93 per 1,000. Millennials: 34,464 babies, 1.22 per 1,000. Gen Z: 8,624 babies, 0.30 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 3,142 babies, 0.15 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsuː.zən/, /ˈsuː.zɪn/, (archaic) /ˈsjuː-/ Rhymes: -uːzən ==== Proper noun ==== Susan (plural Susans) A female given name from Hebrew. ===== Usage notes ===== In continuous use since the Middle Ages, with the latest popularity peak in the mid-twentieth century. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations =====

  • A female given name from Hebrew.
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
/ˈsuː.zən/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Susan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Suzan

    Rank
    #15,563
    Born '24
    5
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19552024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Suzann

    Rank
    unranked
    Born '24
    0
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19472024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Susann

    Rank
    unranked
    Born '24
    0
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19432024