The first name Suzan
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Suzan last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2013, with 8 births (#2,887).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Suzan with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Suzan at birth, 1880–2025
In 2024, 5 girls born in the United States were named Suzan, the 17,400th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1955, when 484 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 Suzan
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Suzan DelBeneAmerican politician, born 1962
- Suzan LamensDutch tennis player, born 1999
- Suzan AnbehGerman actress, born 1970
- Suzan BallActress (1934-1955)
- Suzan Shown HarjoCheyenne-Holdulgee Muscogee activist, poet, writer, lecturer, and curator (born 1945)
- Suzan van der WielenDutch field hockey player, born 1971
- Suzan PittAmerican artist (1943-2019)
Questions
- How popular is the name Suzan?
- In 2023, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Suzan, ranking 5,687th. Its peak was 2013, with 8 births.
- Is Suzan a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 9,081 US babies named Suzan since 1880 were girls.
- When was Suzan most popular?
- 1955 in the United States, when 484 babies were named Suzan, its highest rank at 397th.