Suzette
French diminutive of Suzanne, which goes back through Greek Sousanna to the Hebrew Shoshannah, a word for a lily or lotus.
Suzette in 2025
Suzette was given to 29 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 8,224th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 114,322 babies born.
The history of Suzette
Suzette reached its highest point in 1964, when 719 babies were given the name, ranking 634th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 610th, in 1967.
Across the 114 years of records since 1912, 16,968 babies have been named Suzette. Half of them were born before 1965, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Suzette by decade
| Decade | Babies named Suzette | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 37 | 4,918 |
| 1920s | 80 | 4,628 |
| 1930s | 194 | 2,296 |
| 1940s | 1,374 | 763 |
| 1950s | 3,128 | 798 |
| 1960s | 6,160 | 610 |
| 1970s | 2,722 | 803 |
| 1980s | 1,028 | 1,885 |
| 1990s | 956 | 1,759 |
| 2000s | 675 | 2,845 |
| 2010s | 414 | 5,740 |
| 2020s | 200 | 5,302 |
Where Suzette is heading
Suzette has fallen 41% over the past decade, from 49 babies in 2015 to 29 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1964 peak — Suzette is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Suzette
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Suzette.