How Many People Are Named Susie?
An estimated 27,292 people in the United States have the first name Susie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Susie peaked in popularity in 1919 with 1,481 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Susie 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 Susie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Susie is overwhelmingly female, 278 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Susie has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
27,292
About 1 in 12,559 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1919
1,481 births
Total Registered
85,955
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Susie
Susie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 85,955 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Susie as a male name
Ranked #4,541 in 1964
5 male births in 1964
Peak: 1928 (12 births)
Susie as a female name
Ranked #2,339 in 2024
79 female births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (1,476 births)
Susie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Susie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 12,258 babies were registered. Susie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Susie by Decade
How has Susie 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,780 | 0 | 4,780 | |
| 1890s | 6,548 | 18 | 6,530 | |
| 1900s | 7,338 | 26 | 7,312 | |
| 1910s | 11,591 | 29 | 11,562 | |
| 1920s | 12,258 | 79 | 12,179 | |
| 1930s | 7,982 | 62 | 7,920 | |
| 1940s | 9,236 | 28 | 9,208 | |
| 1950s | 10,315 | 19 | 10,296 | |
| 1960s | 7,826 | 17 | 7,809 | |
| 1970s | 2,976 | 0 | 2,976 | |
| 1980s | 1,792 | 0 | 1,792 | |
| 1990s | 1,164 | 0 | 1,164 | |
| 2000s | 871 | 0 | 871 | |
| 2010s | 856 | 0 | 856 | |
| 2020s | 422 | 0 | 422 | |
Susie by State
Birth registrations for Susie span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, Alabama. The lowest are in Wyoming, Delaware, Hawaii. On average, about 1,279 Susies were registered per state.
Susie + Last Name Combinations
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Susie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Susie?
We estimate approximately 27,292 people named Susie 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 12,559 Americans share this first name.
Is Susie a common name?
Susie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 85,955 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Susie most popular?
Susie reached peak popularity in 1919, when 1,481 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Susie is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Susie a female name?
Susie is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Susie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Susie Smith, Susie Johnson, Susie 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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