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    The first name Suzanne

    A girl’s name from French.

    Pronounced /suːˈzæn/ 2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    French origin

    From French Suzanne. Doublet of Susanna.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 7 girls were named Suzanne, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 92 births (#364).

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    601
    babies named Suzanne, 1996–2025
    #3,333
    rank in 2025
    1996
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Suzanne with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Suzanne at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 75 girls born in the United States were named Suzanne, the 2,407th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1962, when 6,851 were.

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    219,801
    babies named Suzanne since 1880
    #2,407
    rank in 2025
    1962
    peak year

    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.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    • Suzane

    Famous people named Suzanne

    105 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Suzanne Collins
      American television writer and novelist, born 1962
    • Suzanne Lenglen
      French tennis player, 1899–1938
    • Suzanne Pleshette
      American actress (1937–2008)
    • Suzanne Vega
      American singer-songwriter, born 1959
    • Suzanne Valadon
      French painter (1865—1938)
    • Suzanne Somers
      American actress (1946–2023)
    • Suzanne Mubarak
      Former First Lady of Egypt, born 1941
    • Suzanne Flon
      French film actress (1918-2005)
    • Suzanne Schulting
      Dutch short track speed skater, born 1997
    • Suzanne Clément
      Canadian actress, born 1969
    • Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve
      French author, 1685–1755
    • Suzanne Curchod
      French-Swiss salonist and writer (1737-1794)

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    Questions

    What does the name Suzanne mean?
    From French Suzanne. Doublet of Susanna.
    What is the origin of the name Suzanne?
    From French Suzanne. Doublet of Susanna.
    How popular is the name Suzanne?
    In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Suzanne, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 1996, with 92 births.
    Is Suzanne a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 219,801 US babies named Suzanne since 1880 were girls.
    When was Suzanne most popular?
    1962 in the United States, when 6,851 babies were named Suzanne, its highest rank at 65th.
    How do you pronounce Suzanne?
    Suzanne is /suːˈzæn/, 2 syllables.
    What are other spellings of Suzanne?
    Suzane.