Fun Facts About the Name Suzannah
- More than 1 thousand babies named Suzannah: U.S. records list 1,790 babies given the name Suzannah from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Suzannah Mean?
Suzannah is an English spelling of Susannah and carries the meaning "lily." It goes back to the Hebrew noun shoshannah (שׁוֹשַׁנָּה), a word for a flower used in the Song of Songs and in other biblical poetry. The Hebrew word's own deeper origin is not settled; a link to an Egyptian term for the lotus has been suggested, but it is not established. The name reached Western Europe through the Greek form Sousanna (Σουσάννα) and the Latin Susanna.
"Lily" is the literal sense of the word. Because the flower stands in biblical love poetry for beauty and delight, the name has also been glossed more loosely as "graceful lily" or read as an image of loveliness; those are symbolic readings, not the word's basic meaning.
Suzannah Name History & Origins
The name first appears in written records in Greek, as Sousanna. The Gospel of Luke lists a woman named Susanna among the followers of Jesus who supported his ministry. A separate Greek composition attached to the Book of Daniel tells of Susanna, a wife falsely accused of adultery and vindicated by the young Daniel; that story was taken into the Latin Vulgate and remains part of Catholic and Orthodox Bibles. In the Hebrew Bible, shoshannah is only a flower word, not a personal name, so it is the Greek form that carries the name into documented use.
Christian usage spread the name among Greek- and Latin-speaking communities. A Roman martyr named Susanna was venerated from early times, and the church of Santa Susanna in Rome is associated with her. In England, Susanna and its variants are found in use by the sixteenth century, when biblical names became more common; Suzannah is one of several English spellings of the name, alongside Susanna, Susannah, and the shortened Susan, and z spellings appear alongside s forms. The Hebrew form Shoshana has been used as a given name in modern Hebrew.
How Popular is the Name Suzannah?
Suzannah has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1991. Its best rank was #2,131 in 1975.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,809 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #11,996 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #10,216 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #9,598 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #9,478 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #9,467 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #13,646 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #10,475 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #7,797 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #6,167 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #6,949 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #6,956 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #6,229 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #9,057 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #6,819 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #5,759 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #6,066 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #7,710 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #10,064 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #4,936 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #4,690 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #4,803 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #5,776 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #4,747 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2001 | #4,993 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #3,394 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1999 | #5,191 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #2,646 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 1997 | #2,728 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 1996 | #2,791 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1995 | #3,013 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1994 | #3,436 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1993 | #3,344 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1992 | #2,823 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 1991 | #2,417 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 1990 | #2,689 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1989 | #2,870 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 1988 | #3,087 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1987 | #2,649 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 1986 | #3,444 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1985 | #3,831 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1984 | #3,223 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1983 | #2,900 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1982 | #3,161 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1981 | #3,056 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1980 | #3,308 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 1979 | #2,243 | 44 | 0.0027% |
| 1978 | #2,733 | 31 | 0.0020% |
| 1977 | #2,510 | 35 | 0.0023% |
| 1976 | #2,535 | 32 | 0.0022% |
| 1975 | #2,131 | 41 | 0.0028% |
| 1974 | #2,552 | 30 | 0.0020% |
| 1973 | #2,298 | 34 | 0.0023% |
| 1972 | #2,582 | 28 | 0.0018% |
| 1971 | #2,210 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1970 | #2,926 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1969 | #2,290 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1968 | #2,697 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1967 | #2,696 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1966 | #4,170 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1965 | #4,175 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #2,902 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1963 | #3,049 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1962 | #3,280 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #4,507 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #7,181 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #4,264 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #4,848 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #6,910 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #4,027 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1954 | #4,236 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #4,975 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #3,979 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1948 | #5,180 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #3,983 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #3,953 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #5,298 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,703 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1940 | #3,825 | 7 | 0.0006% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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