Susana
Susana is a feminine given name. Like its variants, which include the names Susanna and Susan, it is derived from Σουσάννα, Sousanna, the Greek form of the Hebrew שושנה, Shoshannah, which could have been derived from the Aramaic language. ܫܘܫܢ, Shoshan means lily in Arabic. سوسن, Susan, is the Persian spelling of this name.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Susana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Susana is a feminine given name. Like its variants, which include the names Susanna and Susan, it is derived from Σουσάννα, Sousanna, the Greek form of the Hebrew שושנה, Shoshannah, which could have been derived from the Aramaic language. ܫܘܫܢ, Shoshan means lily in Arabic. سوسن, Susan, is the Persian spelling of this name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Susana
American parents first put Susana on the record books as a baby girl name in 1881, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 537 Susanas were born — ranking #473 that year. About 20% of every Susana on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Susana ranks #2,275 for baby girls with 82 births, gradually falling (-10%). All told, over 21K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Susana
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Susana. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Susanita
- Suzana
Names that sound like Susana
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About the name Susana
Susana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Susana's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #457. Use the chart and map above to compare Susana'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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