Susan

Susan

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

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 1943 and has been recorded in 67 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1972 with 240 babies (rank #80 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. 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.

5,344

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

240

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1943	1	#52
1944	1	#105
1945	1	#278
1948	2	#93
1951	3	#48
1953	8	#656
1954	7	#698
1955	4	#889
1956	9	#664
1957	16	#527
1958	14	#568
1959	12	#616
1960	8	#743
1961	10	#700
1962	18	#541
1963	5	#918
1964	16	#589
1965	26	#461
1966	35	#399
1967	37	#393
1968	54	#303
1969	80	#227
1970	95	#200
1971	132	#151
1972	240	#80
1973	190	#91
1974	198	#86
1975	216	#78
1976	197	#86
1977	193	#91
1978	189	#100
1979	142	#114
1980	138	#122
1981	185	#100
1982	168	#106
1983	171	#105
1984	166	#111
1985	123	#139
1986	139	#133
1987	126	#140
1988	121	#144
1989	130	#137
1990	136	#132
1991	116	#156
1992	136	#132
1993	115	#150
1994	84	#197
1995	102	#164
1996	91	#169
1997	99	#166
1998	112	#145
1999	99	#166
2000	81	#194
2001	69	#229
2002	66	#229
2003	68	#220
2004	51	#276
2005	66	#210
2006	39	#306
2007	35	#330
2008	36	#317
2009	37	#315
2010	27	#377
2011	20	#453
2012	10	#669
2013	9	#666
2014	14	#513

Year

Babies

Rank

1943

#52

1944

#105

1945

#278

1948

#93

1951

#48

1953

#656

1954

#698

1955

#889

1956

#664

1957

#527

1958

#568

1959

#616

1960

#743

1961

#700

1962

#541

1963

#918

1964

#589

1965

#461

1966

#399

1967

#393

1968

#303

1969

#227

1970

#200

1971

132

#151

1972

240

#80

1973

190

#91

1974

198

#86

1975

216

#78

1976

197

#86

1977

193

#91

1978

189

#100

1979

142

#114

1980

138

#122

1981

185

#100

1982

168

#106

1983

171

#105

1984

166

#111

1985

123

#139

1986

139

#133

1987

126

#140

1988

121

#144

1989

130

#137

1990

136

#132

1991

116

#156

1992

136

#132

1993

115

#150

1994

#197

1995

102

#164

1996

#169

1997

#166

1998

112

#145

1999

#166

2000

#194

2001

#229

2002

#229

2003

#220

2004

#276

2005

#210

2006

#306

2007

#330

2008

#317

2009

#315

2010

#377

2011

#453

2012

#669

2013

#666

2014

#513

Meaning

Numerology of Susan

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Famous people named Susan

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Year-by-Year Detail