girls' name ★ peaked 1962

Suzanne

Meaning From French Suzanne Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,407 Trend ↑ Rising 47%

From French Suzanne. Doublet of Susanna.

Rank 2025
#2,407
among girls · ↑146 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
75
named Suzanne · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 21,430
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1962
6,867 babies
All-time total
219,801
#182 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Suzanne popularity over time

219,801 babies have been named Suzanne since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 70 – 70 7 – #558
1890s 104 – 104 10 +49% #844
1900s 268 – 268 27 +158% #506
1910s 1,398 – 1,398 140 +422% #434
1920s 4,390 – 4,390 439 +214% #260
1930s 12,760 25 12,785 1,279 +191% #122
1940s 41,405 98 41,503 4,150 +225% #52
1950s 50,330 84 50,414 5,041 +21% #71
1960s 59,761 128 59,889 5,989 +19% #62
1970s 29,034 101 29,135 2,914 -51% #87
1980s 12,984 56 13,040 1,304 -55% #139
1990s 4,248 – 4,248 425 -67% #370
2000s 1,457 – 1,457 146 -66% #1,020
2010s 738 – 738 74 -49% #2,051
2020s (to 2025) 362 – 362 60 -18% #2,407

Where Suzanne is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 79 0.05 outside top 500
2027 84 0.05 outside top 500
2028 87 0.05 outside top 500
2029 90 0.06 outside top 500
2030 93 0.06 outside top 500

Where Suzanne is most popular

Girls named Suzanne per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.039 per 1,000. Strongest in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Suzanne born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Pennsylvania 46 0.195 +395%
Maryland 5 0.047 +20%
Washington 5 0.035 -12%
California 26 0.031 -21%
Illinois 5 0.022 -44%
New York 5 0.013 -68%
Texas 10 0.012 -68%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Florida – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
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New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Suzanne

Suzanne is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,407 in 2025 with 75 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 219,801 American babies have been named Suzanne. Its peak came in 1962, when 6,867 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Suzanne stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Suzanne?

The median living Suzanne is about 63 years old; half are between 55 and 72. An estimated 174 thousand people named Suzanne are alive in the United States today.

median 63 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Suzanne year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 75 #2,407 – –
2024 70 #2,553 – –
2023 65 #2,699 – –
2022 55 #3,029 – –
2021 54 #3,063 – –
2020 43 #3,540 – –
2019 51 #3,165 – –
2018 54 #3,047 – –
2017 74 #2,461 – –
2016 67 #2,641 – –
2015 78 #2,380 – –
2014 77 #2,388 – –
2013 95 #2,051 – –
2012 86 #2,204 – –
2011 68 #2,636 – –
2010 88 #2,217 – –
2009 81 #2,393 – –
2008 115 #1,862 – –
2007 121 #1,781 – –
2006 124 #1,700 – –
2005 121 #1,655 – –
2004 143 #1,443 – –
2003 165 #1,271 – –
2002 176 #1,172 – –
2001 204 #1,053 – –
2000 207 #1,020 – –
1995 345 #632 – –
1990 716 #370 – –
1985 1,099 #235 – –
1980 2,103 #139 10 #4,094
1975 2,319 #121 8 #4,267
1970 4,425 #87 9 #3,488
1965 5,912 #65 13 #2,357
1960 5,966 #78 9 #3,047
1955 5,137 #86 6 #3,838
1950 5,266 #71 11 #2,426
1945 3,770 #68 7 #2,968
1940 2,338 #109 7 #3,103
1935 1,310 #154 6 #3,602
1930 793 #217 – –
1925 414 #327 – –
1920 285 #389 – –
1915 169 #474 – –
1910 58 #537 – –
1905 16 #961 – –
1900 15 #1,003 – –
1895 9 #1,193 – –
1890 7 #1,191 – –
1885 5 #1,183 – –
1880 6 #825 – –

Famous people named Suzanne

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Suzanne Somers Suzanne Somers American actress (1946–2023) Contemporary
  2. 2 Suzanne Pleshette Suzanne Pleshette American actress (1937–2008) Contemporary
  3. 3 Suzanne Collins Suzanne Collins American author and television writer (born 1962) Contemporary
  4. 4 Suzanne Vega Suzanne Vega American singer-songwriter (born 1959) Contemporary
  5. 5 Suzanne Mubarak Suzanne Mubarak Former First Lady of Egypt (born 1941) Contemporary
  6. 6 Suzanne Valadon Suzanne Valadon French painter and artists' model (1865–1938) 19th century
  7. 7 Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Lenglen French tennis player (1899–1938) 19th century
  8. 8 Suzanne Schulting Suzanne Schulting Dutch speed skater (born 1997) Contemporary
  9. 9 Suzanne Clément Suzanne Clément Canadian actress b. 1969 · Contemporary
  10. 10 Suzanne Tamim Suzanne Tamim Lebanese singer 1977–2008 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon Duchess of Bourbon 1491–1521 · Medieval
  12. 12 Suzanne Flon Suzanne Flon French actress (1918–2005) Contemporary
  13. 13 Suzanne Lilar Suzanne Lilar Belgian essayist, novelist (1901–1992) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Suzanne, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Suzanne?

The median living Suzanne is about 63 years old. Half of all living Suzannes are between 55 and 72 years old.

How many people named Suzanne are alive today?

An estimated 174 thousand people named Suzanne are alive in the United States, based on 219,801 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Suzanne mean?

From French Suzanne. Doublet of Susanna.

How popular is the name Suzanne in 2025?

Suzanne ranked #2,407 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 75 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Suzanne?

219,801 babies have been named Suzanne in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Suzanne most popular?

Suzanne peaked in 1962, when 6,867 newborns received the name.

Is Suzanne a boy or girl name?

Suzanne is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Suzanne rising or falling?

Suzanne has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Suzanne become more popular?

Suzanne is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 93 girls named Suzanne in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Suzanne?

Well-known people named Suzanne include Suzanne Somers (actor), Suzanne Pleshette (actor), Suzanne Collins (writer).

Names like Suzanne

Names that sound and feel close to Suzanne: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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