How Many People Are Named Susan?
people named Susan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 390 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,126,022 babies named Susan in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐⭐ Common
Peak Year
47,483 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
English variant of SUSANNA. This has been most common spelling since the 18th century. A notable bearer was the American feminist Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Susan (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Susan alive today is about 65 years old, and 76% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 60 and 73 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Susan first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1955, to 47,483 babies. In 2025, 222 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Susan reached #2 among girls' names in 1957 to 1960, and was in the top 10 for 24 years, 1945 to 1968. In 2025 it ranked #1,091.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,091 |
| Best rank | #2 (1957 to 1960) |
| Years in the top 10 | 24 |
| Years in the top 100 | 55 (1880 to 1984) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Susan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Susan were born in New York than in any other state: about 93,675 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Susan was given about 1.6 times as often in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont.
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