The first name Susannah
A girl’s name from Hebrew.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Susanna.
A form of Susanna.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 6 girls were named Susannah, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 109 births (#325).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Susannah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Susannah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 70 girls born in the United States were named Susannah, the 2,536th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1975, when 152 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Susannah
12 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Susannah YorkEnglish film, stage and television actress (1939–2011)
- Susannah Mushatt JonesAmerican supercentenarian (1899–2016)
- Susannah HarkerBritish actress, born 1965
- Susannah GrantAmerican film director and screenwriter, born 1963
- Susannah ConstantineBritish fashion designer and journalist, born 1962
- Susannah TownsendEnglish hockey player, born 1989
- Katharine Susannah PrichardAustralian author (1883-1969)
- Susannah Maria CibberEnglish singer and actress, 1714–1766
- Susannah CahalanAmerican journalist and writer, born 1985
- Susannah FieldingEnglish actress, born 1985
- Susannah HorneboltEnglish artist (1503-1545)
- Susannah LazarAmerican medical physicist, amateur astronomer, born 1984
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Questions
- What is the origin of the name Susannah?
- Susannah comes from Hebrew.
- How popular is the name Susannah?
- In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Susannah, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 1996, with 109 births.
- Is Susannah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 7,784 US babies named Susannah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Susannah most popular?
- 1975 in the United States, when 152 babies were named Susannah, its highest rank at 877th.
- What name is Susannah a form of?
- Susannah is a form of Susanna.