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Susan

Pronounced /ˈsuː.zən/

Rank in 2024
unranked
Born in 2024
0
Peak year
1957 · #762
Origin
Hebrew
Also recorded for girls:213 in 2024 (#1,129)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • No boys were recorded as Susan in 2024; the SSA lists names only when 5 or more babies get them.
  • It peaked in 1957 with 97 babies, ranked #762.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1897.
  • 2,542 boys 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.

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Greatest: 11 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 366 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,345 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen X: 632 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 166 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 7 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 10 babies, 0.00 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.