How Many People Are Named Susanna?
An estimated 14,673 people in the United States have the first name Susanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Susanna peaked in popularity in 1958 with 310 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Susanna as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Susanna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,673
About 1 in 23,360 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1958
310 births
Total Registered
19,782
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Susanna
Susanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 19,782 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Susanna as a female name
Ranked #1,360 in 2024
168 female births in 2024
Peak: 1958 (310 births)
Susanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Susanna span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,496 babies were registered. While Susanna is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Susanna by Decade
How has Susanna tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Susanna by State
Birth registrations for Susanna span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Dakota, Idaho, Alaska. On average, about 327 Susannas were registered per state.
Susanna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Susanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Susanna
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Susanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Susanna?
We estimate approximately 14,673 people named Susanna are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 23,360 Americans share this first name.
Is Susanna a common name?
Susanna is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 19,782 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Susanna most popular?
Susanna reached peak popularity in 1958, when 310 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Susanna is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Susanna a female name?
Susanna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Susanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Susanna Smith, Susanna Johnson, Susanna Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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