Susannah
Susannah is a feminine given name. It is an English version of the Hebrew name Shoshana, meaning lily. Other variants of the name include Susanna, Susana, Susan, Suzanne, and Susie.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Susannah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Susannah is a feminine given name. It is an English version of the Hebrew name Shoshana, meaning lily. Other variants of the name include Susanna, Susana, Susan, Suzanne, and Susie.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Susannah
Susannah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1882, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1975: 152 births, good for #876 nationwide. As of 2026, Susannah ranks #3,216 for baby girls with 50 births, falling sharply (-24%). All told, over 8K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Susannah
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Names that sound like Susannah
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About the name Susannah
Susannah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Susannah's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #740. Use the chart and map above to compare Susannah'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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