Susanna

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Susanna or Suzanna is a feminine first name, of Egyptian and Persian origin. It is the name of women in the Biblical books of Daniel and Luke. It is often spelled Susannah, although Susanna is the original spelling. It is derived from the Egyptian shoshen, meaning "lotus flower".

From Wikipedia

Susanna 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 1958 with 310 babies (rank #555 that year). In 2024 it was given to 168 girls (rank #1,360). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Susanna

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

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

19,782

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

310

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Susanna

Susanna Tamaronovelist · b. 1957
Susanna ClarkeEnglish teacher · b. 1959
Susanna Thompsonfilm actor · b. 1958
Susanna Agnelliphilanthropist · b. 1922
Susanna Hoffsguitarist · b. 1959

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	21	#366
1881	21	#372
1882	22	#388
1883	22	#409
1884	35	#336
1885	27	#401
1886	41	#336
1887	31	#395
1888	27	#484
1889	25	#511
1890	34	#444
1891	37	#411
1892	46	#395
1893	48	#389
1894	32	#514
1895	50	#402
1896	36	#497
1897	36	#489
1898	52	#431
1899	39	#475
1900	35	#603
1901	28	#600
1902	41	#501
1903	35	#556
1904	48	#479
1905	36	#586
1906	33	#632
1907	45	#543
1908	44	#566
1909	32	#716
1910	45	#635
1911	42	#675
1912	61	#638
1913	52	#737
1914	71	#689
1915	108	#637
1916	110	#650
1917	97	#702
1918	103	#714
1919	92	#733
1920	91	#768
1921	84	#802
1922	69	#885
1923	63	#926
1924	92	#785
1925	77	#851
1926	72	#878
1927	60	#986
1928	60	#966
1929	77	#808
1930	56	#991
1931	53	#957
1932	55	#964
1933	55	#920
1934	62	#868
1935	52	#964
1936	61	#875
1937	73	#808
1938	60	#922
1939	77	#782
1940	105	#681
1941	91	#750
1942	97	#772
1943	108	#750
1944	121	#679
1945	119	#687
1946	126	#722
1947	127	#766
1948	156	#671
1949	139	#721
1950	145	#715
1951	123	#809
1952	118	#848
1953	146	#757
1954	149	#767
1955	138	#825
1956	180	#719
1957	266	#596
1958	310	#555
1959	286	#586
1960	224	#680
1961	203	#732
1962	213	#708
1963	218	#683
1964	215	#709
1965	204	#690
1966	200	#694
1967	210	#667
1968	223	#650
1969	241	#639
1970	215	#716
1971	255	#643
1972	266	#601
1973	239	#634
1974	221	#676
1975	241	#638
1976	242	#641
1977	269	#625
1978	243	#663
1979	275	#634
1980	256	#680
1981	268	#662
1982	255	#692
1983	263	#657
1984	257	#669
1985	236	#735
1986	264	#691
1987	245	#739
1988	223	#818
1989	229	#832
1990	233	#846
1991	227	#876
1992	216	#909
1993	202	#937
1994	207	#918
1995	202	#938
1996	224	#883
1997	200	#980
1998	184	#1,064
1999	158	#1,211
2000	178	#1,148
2001	183	#1,145
2002	188	#1,115
2003	199	#1,112
2004	194	#1,167
2005	182	#1,251
2006	187	#1,280
2007	194	#1,272
2008	163	#1,452
2009	164	#1,431
2010	156	#1,454
2011	170	#1,361
2012	193	#1,254
2013	172	#1,360
2014	158	#1,445
2015	196	#1,254
2016	194	#1,262
2017	159	#1,434
2018	157	#1,423
2019	179	#1,290
2020	158	#1,386
2021	150	#1,438
2022	157	#1,435
2023	178	#1,291
2024	168	#1,360