girl's name
Susana
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 22,015
Susana is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 82 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1993, when 537 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 40,432 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1881.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Susana over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 29 |
| 1890s | 52 |
| 1900s | 69 |
| 1910s | 188 |
| 1920s | 314 |
| 1930s | 300 |
| 1940s | 417 |
| 1950s | 1,252 |
| 1960s | 1,979 |
| 1970s | 3,454 |
| 1980s | 4,111 |
| 1990s | 4,148 |
| 2000s | 2,848 |
| 2010s | 1,384 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 506 |
How popular is Susana?
In 2025, Susana was given to 82 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Susana is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Susana
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Susana also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Susana over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Susana in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Susana
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Susana — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Susana
How popular is the name Susana?
In 2025, Susana was given to 82 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Susana a girl's or a boy's name?
Susana is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Susana?
Susana has 3 syllables.
When was Susana most popular?
Susana peaked in 1993, when 537 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Susana a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Susana currently ranks #2,254 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.