ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1882 First Year 2026 Last Year 1975 Peak Year #740 Peak Rank 8K Total Count 131 Years Active 🌍 ## 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. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susannah%5F%28given%5Fname%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susannah%5F%28given%5Fname%29) ### 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 ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Susannah Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Susannah. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Susanna](/susanna) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Susannah Phonetically similar names — useful when Susannah is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Susanna](/susanna) * [Susana](/susana) * [Suzanna](/suzanna) * [Suzanne](/suzanne) * [Susanne](/susanne) * [Cessna](/cessna) * [Susann](/susann) * [Suzann](/suzann) * Sassone * Sassano * Sosna * [Susumu](/susumu) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Susannah What does the name Susannah mean? 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. What is the origin of the name Susannah? Susannah has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Biblical. How popular is Susannah in 2026? In 2026, Susannah ranks #3,216 among girls' names in the U.S., with 50 babies given the name that year. When was Susannah most popular? Susannah reached its peak popularity in 1975, ranking #740 that year with 152 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Susannah most popular? Susannah has historically been most popular in District of Columbia, Connecticut, Massachusetts. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Susannah. Is Susannah a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Susannah is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Susannah? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Susannah include Marilla, Katharina, Zaida. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Susannah? Common variants and related forms of Susannah include Susanna. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names [👧MarillaPeak #740](/marilla)[👧KatharinaPeak #740](/katharina)[👧ZaidaPeak #740](/zaida)[👧RosyPeak #740](/rosy)[👧MarleenPeak #740](/marleen)[👧CodyPeak #740](/cody)[👧TieraPeak #740](/tiera)[👧BrionnaPeak #740](/brionna) ## 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. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1975 → ](/year/1975) * [ Names of the 1970s → ](/decade/1970s) * [ Names starting with "S" → ](/letter/s) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.