Girl name#12 of girl names
Susan
Pronounced S UW1 Z AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1955
- 145 years in use
How popular is Susan?
Susan is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 1,125,969 children — the 12th most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 37% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1955, when 47,430 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- S UW1 Z AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Susan
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Susan
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Susan?
- Susan ranks 12th among girls' names in US records, with 1,125,969 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,496.
- Is Susan a unisex name?
- No. Susan is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Susan most popular?
- 1955, when 47,430 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.