Suzanne
French form of Susanna, from the Hebrew Shoshannah, meaning lily. The Book of Daniel includes a Susanna, and a second one appears among the followers of Jesus.
Suzanne in 2025
Suzanne was given to 75 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 4,311th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 44,205 babies born.
The history of Suzanne
Suzanne reached its highest point in 1962, when 6,867 babies were given the name, ranking 127th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 105th, in 1946.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 219,801 babies have been named Suzanne. Half of them were born before 1959, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Suzanne by decade
| Decade | Babies named Suzanne | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 70 | 1,105 |
| 1890s | 104 | 1,353 |
| 1900s | 268 | 809 |
| 1910s | 1,398 | 815 |
| 1920s | 4,390 | 474 |
| 1930s | 12,785 | 224 |
| 1940s | 41,503 | 105 |
| 1950s | 50,414 | 133 |
| 1960s | 59,889 | 120 |
| 1970s | 29,135 | 155 |
| 1980s | 13,040 | 271 |
| 1990s | 4,248 | 712 |
| 2000s | 1,457 | 1,792 |
| 2010s | 738 | 3,605 |
| 2020s | 362 | 4,311 |
Where Suzanne is heading
Suzanne has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 78 babies in 2015 to 75 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1962 peak — Suzanne is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Suzanne
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Suzanne.