Susan

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Susan is a feminine given name, the usual English version of Susanna or Susannah. All are versions of the Hebrew name Shoshana, which is derived from the Hebrew shoshan, meaning lotus flower in Egyptian, original derivation, and several other languages.

From Wikipedia

Susan first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1955 with 47,419 babies (rank #5 that year). In 2024 it was given to 213 girls (rank #1,136). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Susan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Susan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,125,774

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

47,419

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In The Chronicles of Narnia: Susan Pevensie — the gentle

Famous people named Susan

Susan Sarandonactivist · b. 1946
Susan Sontagwomen's rights activist · b. 1933
Susan B. Anthonyfeminist · b. 1820
Susan Boylesinger · b. 1961
Susan Haywardfilm actor · b. 1917

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	286	#80
1881	292	#79
1882	326	#79
1883	322	#85
1884	326	#94
1885	302	#100
1886	323	#102
1887	335	#99
1888	363	#106
1889	356	#107
1890	354	#115
1891	370	#106
1892	366	#123
1893	356	#122
1894	357	#125
1895	393	#120
1896	343	#138
1897	341	#140
1898	382	#135
1899	350	#134
1900	410	#144
1901	342	#145
1902	335	#155
1903	305	#163
1904	324	#166
1905	320	#165
1906	326	#166
1907	355	#167
1908	350	#170
1909	380	#164
1910	395	#173
1911	459	#167
1912	522	#186
1913	543	#196
1914	661	#200
1915	817	#202
1916	844	#207
1917	837	#210
1918	912	#208
1919	824	#217
1920	850	#225
1921	846	#222
1922	795	#229
1923	811	#228
1924	832	#227
1925	862	#219
1926	858	#215
1927	868	#218
1928	812	#220
1929	874	#210
1930	1,003	#192
1931	1,005	#180
1932	1,227	#158
1933	1,264	#149
1934	1,492	#138
1935	1,801	#126
1936	2,153	#110
1937	2,641	#97
1938	3,555	#72
1939	4,887	#44
1940	6,756	#36
1941	8,888	#27
1942	12,015	#21
1943	14,888	#18
1944	16,330	#13
1945	19,221	#10
1946	28,268	#8
1947	31,951	#8
1948	35,988	#5
1949	37,709	#5
1950	38,017	#5
1951	40,228	#6
1952	41,348	#5
1953	44,297	#5
1954	47,162	#5
1955	47,419	#5
1956	46,562	#5
1957	45,952	#2
1958	45,172	#2
1959	41,616	#2
1960	39,208	#2
1961	37,530	#3
1962	35,750	#3
1963	33,990	#3
1964	31,515	#3
1965	26,322	#5
1966	23,775	#6
1967	22,262	#5
1968	19,504	#10
1969	17,805	#11
1970	15,739	#15
1971	13,783	#17
1972	10,574	#24
1973	9,279	#25
1974	8,471	#27
1975	7,487	#32
1976	6,403	#40
1977	5,960	#45
1978	5,418	#49
1979	5,196	#51
1980	4,704	#63
1981	4,244	#71
1982	3,969	#76
1983	3,357	#86
1984	3,116	#90
1985	2,661	#106
1986	2,389	#118
1987	2,247	#125
1988	2,060	#140
1989	1,800	#161
1990	1,687	#172
1991	1,479	#203
1992	1,373	#206
1993	1,200	#233
1994	1,025	#274
1995	894	#312
1996	963	#298
1997	807	#347
1998	758	#374
1999	707	#395
2000	693	#409
2001	638	#437
2002	615	#464
2003	576	#498
2004	531	#537
2005	487	#586
2006	495	#591
2007	467	#637
2008	431	#700
2009	379	#750
2010	356	#772
2011	356	#767
2012	328	#822
2013	319	#834
2014	327	#847
2015	300	#919
2016	306	#909
2017	276	#963
2018	235	#1,082
2019	244	#1,052
2020	262	#975
2021	226	#1,097
2022	211	#1,156
2023	223	#1,104
2024	213	#1,136