Sawsan
Sawsan is a given name equivalent to English Susan. Notable people with the name include:Sawsan Abd-Elrahman Hakim, Syrian agricultural scientist, researcher and author Sawsan Ali Sharifi, Iraqi politician Sawsan Al Majali, Jordanian politician Sawsan al-Sha'er, Bahraini journalist Sawsan Amer, Egyptian painter Sawsan Badr, Egyptian actress Sawsan Chebli, German politician Sawsan Kamal, Bahraini…
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Sawsan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sawsan is a given name equivalent to English Susan. Notable people with the name include:Sawsan Abd-Elrahman Hakim, Syrian agricultural scientist, researcher and author Sawsan Ali Sharifi, Iraqi politician Sawsan Al Majali, Jordanian politician Sawsan al-Sha'er, Bahraini journalist Sawsan Amer, Egyptian painter Sawsan Badr, Egyptian actress Sawsan Chebli, German politician Sawsan Kamal, Bahraini…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Sawsan
Sawsan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 7 Sawsans were born — ranking #10,271 that year. As of 2026, Sawsan ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 64 Sawsans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sawsan
Sawsan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 64 births in the dataset. Sawsan's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #10,271. Use the chart and map above to compare Sawsan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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