A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Susanna
botanical · literate · unhurried
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenTraces through Latin and Greek from the Hebrew Shoshannah, meaning lily. The name appears in the Apocrypha and was given by Shakespeare to his eldest daughter in 1583. American parents have used it continuously since the nineteenth century, usually preferring it as a quieter alternative to Susan.
Also answers toSue, Sanna, Zanna, Suki
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 311 souls, A.D. 1958 2025
2025: 197 born, holding steady
Estimated Age
41 yrs
Most Susannas were born around 1979 — once maintained a CD binder with real conviction.
Peak Reign
1958
№551 that year
Generation
Millennial, 23%
then Gen X 23% · Gen Z 18%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈20K ever born · holding steady
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Susanna grew up with
SSA Datathe Rubik's Cube·the Atari 2600·roller rinks
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Susanna peaked in 1958.
Estimated average age: 41.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Susanna sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on Susanna. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenA Susanna is assumed to own books printed on paper thicker than average. The name carries an eighteenth-century cadence without feeling like a costume. People expect someone who can identify backyard songbirds and maintains a deliberate handwriting style. She spends a lot of time telling people there is no final h.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
Peak popularity occurred in 1958 with just 311 recorded births, proving the name never suffered the midcentury boom that swallowed Susan.
Field Note 02
Living bearers average forty-one years old, split almost evenly between Gen X and Millennials.
Field Note 03
Total American registrations sit around twenty thousand, giving it a footprint roughly one-fiftieth the size of Susan.
Notable Susannas
AI-WrittenSusanna Kaysenauthor, b. 1948
Susanna Hoffsmusician, b. 1959
Susanna Clarkenovelist, b. 1959
Ephemera — If Susanna were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Saratoga Springs
Color
Linen
Job
Printmaker
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