Susanne
Susanne is a feminine given name. It is a German and Scandinavian form of Susanna, with Susann and Suzanne as variants.
Meaning & Origin of Susanne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Susanne is a feminine given name. It is a German and Scandinavian form of Susanna, with Susann and Suzanne as variants.
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The Story of Susanne
Susanne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1881, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1949, when 713 Susannes were born — ranking #289 that year. As of 2026, Susanne ranks #11,069 for baby girls with 8 births, falling sharply (-25%). In total, more than 26K Susannes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Susanne
Susanne is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 26K births in the dataset. Susanne's peak popularity came in 1949 when it ranked #289. Use the chart and map above to compare Susanne'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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