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Susan name popularity by year

Susan: 47,418 US girls in 1955; 222 in 2025. Annual usage fell 99.5% from its 1950–2025 peak, in Social Security records.

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  • Susan: 38,017 in 1950, 222 in 2025 (99% lower). It peaked at 47,418 in 1955.

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Susan's high point in this series was 1955, when 47,418 US girls received the name. The count was 38,017 in 1950 and 693 in 2000. By 2025, it was 222, a decline of 99.5% from the peak displayed. The annual chart follows this exact spelling, rather than grouping together similar names or nicknames.

The more recent observations show 356 girls named Susan in 2010 and 262 in 2020. Social Security counts names from applications associated with a birth year; these totals do not count everyone alive who has the name. The source suppresses names used fewer than five times, but every year shown here has a published count.

The data

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names from Social Security card applications (names given to 5 or more babies). Retrieved November 5, 2026. US girls with this exact spelling, by birth year. Counts reflect Social Security applications, not all people currently bearing the name. Names with fewer than five occurrences are suppressed; every displayed year has a reported count.

The rise and fall of Susan, US girls named Susan, 1950–2025, 1950–2025
DateSusan
195038,017
195140,228
195241,348
195344,297
195447,162
195547,418
195646,558
195745,954
195845,175
195941,617
196039,208
196137,532
196235,752
196333,991
196431,515
196526,321
196623,776
196722,262
196819,503
196917,806
197015,738
197113,782
197210,574
19739,279
19748,470
19757,488
19766,402
19775,961
19785,418
19795,196
19804,704
19814,244
19823,970
19833,358
19843,116
19852,661
19862,389
19872,247
19882,060
19891,800
19901,687
19911,479
19921,373
19931,200
19941,025
1995894
1996963
1997807
1998758
1999707
2000693
2001639
2002615
2003576
2004536
2005487
2006497
2007468
2008432
2009380
2010356
2011357
2012329
2013319
2014327
2015301
2016306
2017276
2018235
2019245
2020262
2021226
2022212
2023223
2024216
2025222

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How popular is the name Susan?

Social Security recorded 222 US girls named Susan in 2025, the latest birth year in this series. The annual count was 99.5% below its displayed peak.

When was Susan most popular?

Within the 1950–2025 series, Susan reached its highest annual count in 1955, with 47,418 girls. This identifies the highest count, not the name’s rank or its share of all births.

What does the name count include?

The figures cover US girls recorded under the exact spelling Susan in Social Security applications, grouped by birth year. They are annual name counts, not the number of living people with the name.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names from Social Security card applications (names given to 5 or more babies). Retrieved November 5, 2026. US girls with this exact spelling, by birth year. Counts reflect Social Security applications, not all people currently bearing the name. Names with fewer than five occurrences are suppressed; every displayed year has a reported count. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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