Suzanne
Suzanne is a common female given name that was particularly popular in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. It remained in the top 200 most popular names in the United States between 1930 and the late 1980s. Form of the Hebrew name שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Shoshannah). This was derived from the Hebrew word שׁוֹשָׁן (shoshan) meaning "lily".
Meaning & Origin of Suzanne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Suzanne is a common female given name that was particularly popular in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. It remained in the top 200 most popular names in the United States between 1930 and the late 1980s. Form of the Hebrew name שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Shoshannah). This was derived from the Hebrew word שׁוֹשָׁן (shoshan) meaning "lily".
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The Story of Suzanne
Suzanne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 6,852 Suzannes were born — ranking #65 that year. As of 2026, Suzanne ranks #2,423 for baby girls with 75 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). In total, more than 219K Suzannes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Suzanne
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- Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon , (1491–1521)
- Suzanne Bachelard (1919–2007), French philosopher
- Suzanne Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans (1921–2010), English writer and painter
- Suzanne Bertillon (1891-1980), French decorator, journalist, lecturer, and resistance fighter
- Suzanne Bianchetti (1889–1936), French film actress
- Suzanne Bischoff van Heemskerck (born 1950), Dutch politician
- Suzanne Blackwell , New Zealand psychologist
- Suzanne Bombardier (1966–1980), American murder victim
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Names that sound like Suzanne
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About the name Suzanne
Suzanne is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 219K births in the dataset. Suzanne's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #52. Use the chart and map above to compare Suzanne'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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