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Susan

Girl

Origin of the name

Susan is a short English form of Susanna, which comes from the Hebrew Shoshannah, “lily.”

Short-lived name

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1955 was its best year: 47,418 births, or 1 baby in 85. Since then, the name has fallen 99%, to about 220 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 1085. 39% of all babies named Susan since 1880 were born in the 1950s.
1,123,481births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 5rank at its peak, in 1955

Where babies named Susan are born

1955

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The darker the blue, the more common Susan is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Susan is most common in Rhode Island (1.8 times), Massachusetts (1.8) and Vermont (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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