# Susanna (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/susanna/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | “lily” |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Susannah, Suzannah, Suzanna |
| US babies named this | 19,987 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 19,987 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 717, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σουσάννα (Sousánna), the New Testament form of Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā, “lily”).

## What it means

Susanna is grouped under lily.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 170 | 1,362 |
| 2012 | 193 | 1,254 |
| 2013 | 172 | 1,360 |
| 2014 | 159 | 1,434 |
| 2015 | 196 | 1,254 |
| 2016 | 194 | 1,263 |
| 2017 | 159 | 1,435 |
| 2018 | 157 | 1,423 |
| 2019 | 180 | 1,286 |
| 2020 | 158 | 1,388 |
| 2021 | 150 | 1,438 |
| 2022 | 158 | 1,429 |
| 2023 | 178 | 1,291 |
| 2024 | 169 | 1,357 |
| 2025 | 197 | 1,181 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16 | 1,729 |
| 2012 | 31 | 1,099 |
| 2013 | 33 | 1,075 |
| 2014 | 34 | 1,040 |
| 2015 | 24 | 1,362 |
| 2016 | 21 | 1,525 |
| 2017 | 19 | 1,628 |
| 2018 | 23 | 1,393 |
| 2019 | 20 | 1,497 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1,846 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1,866 |
| 2022 | 14 | 1,948 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2,346 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2,771 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2,788 |

## People named Susanna

- Susanna Clarke, British author (1959-)
- Susanna Hoffs, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress
- Susanna Thompson, American actress
- Susanna M. Salter, American politician and activist (1860–1961)
- Susanna Mälkki, Finnish conductor and cellist
- Susanna Kaysen, American writer
- Susanna Centlivre, English actor, poet, playwright (c. 1667/70 – 1723)
- Susanna Amatuni, Armenian composer (1924-2010)
- Susanna Rowson, English-born American novelist, poet, playwright, religious writer, stage actress, educato
- Susanna Hall, eldest child and older daughter of William Shakespeare
- Maria Susanna Cummins, American novelist (1827–1866)
- Susanna Moodie, Canadian writer (1803–1885)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.