Girl’s name · Hebrew, English

Suzanna

How to say it: soo-ZAN-uh · /suˈzænə/

From Hebrew Shoshana meaning 'lily'; variant of Susanna with z-spelling - classic biblical floral name.

Suzanna was the 2,039th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 61 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1970s, its births are steady over ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,791 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,039for girls in 2025
1 in 54,349US babies
61born in 2025
#1,791projected for 2030
1970sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Suzanna
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,039
Babies born in 202561
Share of births1 in 54,349
Peak decade1970s
Change over 10 years−1%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,791
In France, 2025#2,541 among girls’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Suzanna peaked in the 1970s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 104 per million births, 1970s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Sue
  • Susie
  • Anna
  • Zanna

Honouring a Suzanna in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Suzanna is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew.

In France: #2,541 for girls in 2025.

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