Susannah

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Susannah is a feminine given name. It is an English version of the Hebrew name Shoshana, meaning lily. Other variants of the name include Susanna, Susana, Susan, Suzanne, and Susie.

From Wikipedia

Susannah first appears in the data in 1882 and has been recorded in 129 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1975 with 152 babies (rank #878 that year). In 2024 it was given to 63 girls (rank #2,734). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Susannah

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.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.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

7,715

Total babies (all years)

129

Years in the data

152

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Susannah

Susannah Yorkfilm actor · b. 1939
Susannah Mushatt Jonesb. 1899

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1882	7	#804
1884	8	#846
1885	7	#914
1886	5	#1,261
1887	7	#1,025
1891	5	#1,516
1894	5	#1,682
1895	8	#1,286
1897	7	#1,371
1899	6	#1,570
1900	6	#1,903
1903	6	#1,765
1904	5	#2,139
1905	5	#2,198
1906	5	#2,183
1909	6	#2,190
1910	6	#2,371
1913	10	#2,143
1914	8	#2,842
1915	9	#3,108
1916	9	#3,224
1917	13	#2,535
1918	10	#3,211
1919	9	#3,424
1920	11	#3,073
1921	7	#4,401
1922	8	#3,967
1923	15	#2,447
1924	13	#2,798
1925	5	#5,681
1926	11	#3,023
1927	11	#3,029
1928	11	#2,936
1929	7	#4,006
1930	12	#2,673
1931	11	#2,734
1932	8	#3,536
1933	7	#3,705
1934	13	#2,414
1935	11	#2,713
1936	12	#2,504
1937	21	#1,730
1938	16	#2,102
1939	26	#1,510
1940	16	#2,095
1941	23	#1,688
1942	18	#2,109
1943	31	#1,521
1944	16	#2,281
1945	24	#1,741
1946	38	#1,436
1947	21	#2,191
1948	33	#1,643
1949	33	#1,658
1950	23	#2,047
1951	25	#2,013
1952	26	#2,012
1953	42	#1,528
1954	33	#1,830
1955	33	#1,872
1956	27	#2,146
1957	30	#2,022
1958	41	#1,700
1959	40	#1,760
1960	33	#2,010
1961	42	#1,785
1962	56	#1,509
1963	60	#1,448
1964	62	#1,442
1965	64	#1,387
1966	85	#1,159
1967	113	#965
1968	111	#998
1969	132	#927
1970	134	#951
1971	137	#942
1972	142	#891
1973	149	#868
1974	131	#948
1975	152	#878
1976	149	#888
1977	135	#1,003
1978	150	#946
1979	143	#1,005
1980	116	#1,168
1981	139	#1,037
1982	132	#1,083
1983	119	#1,130
1984	120	#1,143
1985	122	#1,171
1986	105	#1,291
1987	121	#1,199
1988	132	#1,163
1989	121	#1,309
1990	137	#1,228
1991	143	#1,214
1992	123	#1,356
1993	118	#1,388
1994	129	#1,321
1995	138	#1,244
1996	140	#1,254
1997	127	#1,360
1998	94	#1,707
1999	93	#1,737
2000	116	#1,550
2001	90	#1,939
2002	106	#1,730
2003	97	#1,895
2004	99	#1,903
2005	91	#2,070
2006	95	#2,080
2007	94	#2,145
2008	88	#2,250
2009	77	#2,483
2010	73	#2,536
2011	78	#2,391
2012	106	#1,903
2013	97	#2,018
2014	93	#2,093
2015	81	#2,313
2016	94	#2,091
2017	81	#2,299
2018	62	#2,777
2019	66	#2,648
2020	79	#2,276
2021	61	#2,815
2022	53	#3,119
2023	45	#3,517
2024	63	#2,734