Susana
Spanish and Portuguese form of Susanna, which comes through Greek from the Hebrew Shoshannah, a word for a lily or a rose.
Susana in 2025
Susana was given to 82 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,074th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 40,431 babies born.
The history of Susana
Susana reached its highest point in 1993, when 537 babies were given the name, ranking 890th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 814th, in 1981.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 21,051 babies have been named Susana. Half of them were born before 1985, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Susana by decade
| Decade | Babies named Susana | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 29 | 1,454 |
| 1890s | 52 | 1,928 |
| 1900s | 69 | 1,746 |
| 1910s | 188 | 1,785 |
| 1920s | 314 | 2,004 |
| 1930s | 300 | 2,161 |
| 1940s | 417 | 1,827 |
| 1950s | 1,252 | 1,212 |
| 1960s | 1,979 | 1,092 |
| 1970s | 3,454 | 823 |
| 1980s | 4,111 | 814 |
| 1990s | 4,148 | 890 |
| 2000s | 2,848 | 1,307 |
| 2010s | 1,384 | 2,036 |
| 2020s | 506 | 3,599 |
Where Susana is heading
Susana has fallen 34% over the past decade, from 124 babies in 2015 to 82 in 2025.
Names like Susana
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Susana.