Zuzana
Zuzana is a common female given name in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is often translated to other languages as Zuzanna (Polish), Zsuzsanna (Hungarian), Suzanne, Susan, or Susannah – all commonly derived from the Hebrew language name Shoshana, meaning "lily".
- Czech
- Slovak
- Lithuanian
Meaning & Origin of Zuzana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zuzana is a common female given name in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It is often translated to other languages as Zuzanna (Polish), Zsuzsanna (Hungarian), Suzanne, Susan, or Susannah – all commonly derived from the Hebrew language name Shoshana, meaning "lily".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Czech
- Slovak
- Lithuanian
The Story of Zuzana
American parents first put Zuzana on the record books as a baby girl name in 2007, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 7 Zuzanas were born — ranking #13,831 that year. About 45% of every Zuzana on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Zuzana last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 29 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Zuzana
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Zuzana. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Zuza
- Zuzanka
- Zuzka
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About the name Zuzana
Zuzana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 29 births in the dataset. Zuzana's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #13,831. Use the chart and map above to compare Zuzana'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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