Susanna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- soo-ZAN-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,173 for girls
Big in Northern Ireland
Susanna is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “lily”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 1,173rd for girls in the US (197 babies).
What does Susanna mean?
Hebrew: via Greek and Latin, from Shoshannah
“lily”
In the Greek additions to the Book of Daniel, Susanna is a virtuous wife cleared of a false accusation by Daniel.
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Is Susanna a girl's or a boy's name?
Susanna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 197 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Susanna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Susanna, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 1999, with 48 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Susanna since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Susanna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were given Susanna or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,459, up from #2,344 for this spelling alone.
- Susanna 12
- Susannah 6
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales and 397th in Northern Ireland.
Susanna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 13 | #2,175 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,491 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,780 |
| 2019 | 30 | #1,189 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,237 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,541 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,498 |
| 2015 | 31 | #1,193 |
| 2014 | 44 | #925 |
| 2013 | 40 | #987 |
| 2012 | 32 | #1,150 |
| 2011 | 24 | #1,379 |
| 2010 | 35 | #1,033 |
| 2009 | 33 | #1,040 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,141 |
| 2007 | 27 | #1,138 |
| 2006 | 41 | #809 |
| 2005 | 29 | #982 |
| 2004 | 28 | #990 |
| 2003 | 34 | #843 |
| 2002 | 32 | #829 |
| 2001 | 26 | #929 |
| 2000 | 30 | #832 |
| 1999 | 48 | #615 |
| 1998 | 39 | #695 |
| 1997 | 43 | #657 |
| 1996 | 41 | #644 |
How popular is Susanna in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,173among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 197about 1 in 8,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 197 girls in the US were named Susanna, making it the 1,173rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,373rd. Its busiest year was 1958, with 311 girls.
2025 had more girls named Susanna than any year since 2003.
Half of all the girls named Susanna in the US since 1880 were born between 1954 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 267 girls in the US were given Susanna or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #891, up from #1,173 for this spelling alone.
- Susanna 197
- Susannah 70
Susanna in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 197 | #1,173 |
| 2024 | 169 | #1,350 |
| 2023 | 178 | #1,287 |
| 2022 | 158 | #1,422 |
| 2021 | 150 | #1,432 |
| 2020 | 158 | #1,373 |
| 2019 | 180 | #1,283 |
| 2018 | 157 | #1,423 |
| 2017 | 159 | #1,432 |
| 2016 | 194 | #1,257 |
| 2015 | 196 | #1,247 |
| 2014 | 159 | #1,427 |
| 2013 | 172 | #1,351 |
| 2012 | 193 | #1,251 |
| 2011 | 170 | #1,354 |
| 2010 | 156 | #1,450 |
| 2009 | 164 | #1,426 |
| 2008 | 163 | #1,445 |
| 2007 | 195 | #1,263 |
| 2006 | 187 | #1,278 |
| 2005 | 182 | #1,244 |
| 2004 | 196 | #1,151 |
| 2003 | 199 | #1,104 |
| 2002 | 188 | #1,112 |
| 2001 | 183 | #1,140 |
| 2000 | 178 | #1,140 |
| 1999 | 158 | #1,204 |
| 1998 | 184 | #1,062 |
| 1997 | 200 | #975 |
| 1996 | 224 | #879 |
| 1995 | 202 | #932 |
| 1994 | 207 | #914 |
| 1993 | 202 | #933 |
| 1992 | 216 | #902 |
| 1991 | 227 | #872 |
| 1990 | 233 | #843 |
| 1989 | 229 | #828 |
| 1988 | 223 | #816 |
| 1987 | 245 | #738 |
| 1986 | 264 | #690 |
| 1985 | 236 | #732 |
| 1984 | 257 | #669 |
| 1983 | 263 | #656 |
| 1982 | 255 | #686 |
| 1981 | 268 | #660 |
| 1980 | 256 | #680 |
| 1979 | 275 | #632 |
| 1978 | 243 | #662 |
| 1977 | 269 | #624 |
| 1976 | 242 | #637 |
| 1975 | 241 | #638 |
| 1974 | 221 | #675 |
| 1973 | 239 | #634 |
| 1972 | 266 | #599 |
| 1971 | 255 | #643 |
| 1970 | 215 | #715 |
| 1969 | 241 | #637 |
| 1968 | 223 | #650 |
| 1967 | 210 | #661 |
| 1966 | 200 | #691 |
| 1965 | 204 | #688 |
| 1964 | 215 | #707 |
| 1963 | 218 | #681 |
| 1962 | 213 | #707 |
| 1961 | 203 | #730 |
| 1960 | 224 | #679 |
| 1959 | 286 | #585 |
| 1958 | 311 | #551 |
| 1957 | 266 | #594 |
| 1956 | 180 | #717 |
| 1955 | 138 | #820 |
| 1954 | 149 | #765 |
| 1953 | 146 | #755 |
| 1952 | 118 | #845 |
| 1951 | 123 | #802 |
| 1950 | 145 | #709 |
| 1949 | 139 | #718 |
| 1948 | 156 | #668 |
| 1947 | 127 | #763 |
| 1946 | 126 | #720 |
| 1945 | 119 | #680 |
| 1944 | 121 | #677 |
| 1943 | 108 | #745 |
| 1942 | 97 | #769 |
| 1941 | 91 | #748 |
| 1940 | 105 | #675 |
| 1939 | 77 | #775 |
| 1938 | 60 | #914 |
| 1937 | 73 | #804 |
| 1936 | 61 | #870 |
| 1935 | 52 | #960 |
| 1934 | 62 | #865 |
| 1933 | 55 | #915 |
| 1932 | 55 | #953 |
| 1931 | 53 | #953 |
| 1930 | 56 | #983 |
| 1929 | 77 | #804 |
| 1928 | 60 | #962 |
| 1927 | 60 | #982 |
| 1926 | 72 | #873 |
| 1925 | 77 | #849 |
| 1924 | 92 | #777 |
| 1923 | 63 | #922 |
| 1922 | 69 | #879 |
| 1921 | 84 | #797 |
| 1920 | 91 | #762 |
| 1919 | 92 | #728 |
| 1918 | 103 | #711 |
| 1917 | 97 | #699 |
| 1916 | 110 | #647 |
| 1915 | 108 | #632 |
| 1914 | 71 | #688 |
| 1913 | 52 | #721 |
| 1912 | 61 | #632 |
| 1911 | 42 | #667 |
| 1910 | 45 | #630 |
| 1909 | 32 | #706 |
| 1908 | 44 | #563 |
| 1907 | 45 | #535 |
| 1906 | 33 | #622 |
| 1905 | 36 | #579 |
| 1904 | 48 | #474 |
| 1903 | 35 | #549 |
| 1902 | 41 | #490 |
| 1901 | 28 | #591 |
| 1900 | 35 | #589 |
| 1899 | 39 | #467 |
| 1898 | 52 | #427 |
| 1897 | 36 | #477 |
| 1896 | 36 | #487 |
| 1895 | 50 | #397 |
| 1894 | 32 | #504 |
| 1893 | 48 | #387 |
| 1892 | 46 | #391 |
| 1891 | 37 | #404 |
| 1890 | 34 | #435 |
| 1889 | 25 | #499 |
| 1888 | 27 | #476 |
| 1887 | 31 | #390 |
| 1886 | 41 | #332 |
| 1885 | 27 | #394 |
| 1884 | 35 | #331 |
| 1883 | 22 | #397 |
| 1882 | 22 | #377 |
| 1881 | 21 | #360 |
| 1880 | 21 | #352 |
Nicknames for Susanna
Names like Susanna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anna Jessica Sarah Eliza Sara Elizabeth Rebecca Emma Eva Sophia Lydia Samantha
Other spellings of Susanna
Names related to Susanna
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Susanna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/susanna, updated 20 October 2026.