NameTides

Susan

Susan was the #1,085 girls' name in the US in 2025 (222 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales and #1,373 in Canada.

Susan as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Susan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Susan as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,085 (222)#2,440 (11)———#1,373 (18)—
2024#1,120 (216)#2,254 (12)———#1,617 (14)—
2023#1,098 (223)#2,504 (10)——#856 (3)#1,774 (12)—
2022#1,145 (212)#2,058 (13)#760 (3)——#1,854 (11)—
2021#1,095 (226)#1,692 (17)——#661 (5)#1,778 (12)—
2020#972 (262)#2,042 (13)#636 (4)——#2,343 (8)—
2019#1,045 (245)#3,151 (7)——#621 (5)#1,342 (18)—
2018#1,080 (235)#3,518 (6)——#568 (6)#1,996 (10)—
2017#959 (276)#1,512 (21)#666 (4)#432 (3)—#1,269 (19)—
2016#909 (306)#1,525 (21)——#585 (6)#1,335 (18)—
2015#911 (301)#1,601 (19)——#896 (3)#1,427 (16)—
2014#844 (327)#1,882 (15)——#584 (6)#1,108 (23)—
2013#833 (319)#1,433 (22)——#894 (3)#1,091 (23)—
2012#814 (329)#1,130 (30)——#612 (6)#1,617 (14)—
2011#765 (357)#1,043 (33)#674 (4)#444 (3)#437 (10)#1,122 (22)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1954 at #5.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,200 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 7,200uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 8,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Susan is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,300 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 6,800 to 1 in 7,900.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Susan by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #564WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,240ILMichigan: #787MINew York: #947NYMassachusetts: #873MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #565IAIndiana: #916INOhio: #531OHPennsylvania: #414PANew Jersey: #1,168NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,361CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #634CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #704VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #716ALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,406TXFlorida: #1,887FL
Susan (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5856

Susan (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SusanCanadaGirls#1,37318
SusanEngland & WalesGirls#2,44011
SusanIrelandGirls—too few
SusanNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SusanNSWGirls—too few
SusanScotlandGirls—too few
SusanUSGirls#1,085222
SusanUSBoys—too few