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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 82 babies (rank #399 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

762

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with S

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	82	#399
1997	50	#533
1998	47	#575
1999	54	#534
2000	46	#589
2001	42	#625
2002	33	#783
2003	31	#854
2004	30	#910
2005	28	#969
2006	40	#782
2007	38	#853
2008	37	#894
2009	39	#877
2010	25	#1,290
2011	33	#1,066
2012	30	#1,148
2013	22	#1,477
2014	15	#1,956
2015	19	#1,643
2016	21	#1,565