A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME

Susanna

/suːˈzæn.ə/ · girl name · outside the top 1,000 in 2025
botanical · literate · unhurried

Origin & Meaning

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Traces 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 Data
the Rubik's Cube·the Atari 2600·roller rinks

Generation Distribution — Living Susannas

SSA Data
Silent 3%Boomer 18%Gen X 23%Millennial 23%Gen Z 18%Gen Alpha 14%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data
SSA: Susanna peaked in 1958.
Estimated average age: 41.

What people think

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Susanna sounds like someone born in —

Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates

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Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger

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First Impressions

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A 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

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Field 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

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Susanna Kaysenauthor, b. 1948
Susanna Hoffsmusician, b. 1959
Susanna Clarkenovelist, b. 1959

Adjacent Names

Ephemera — If Susanna were a…

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City
Saratoga Springs
Color
Linen
Job
Printmaker
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