girl's name

Suzan

  • Origin Turkish
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 9,677

Scotland

#565

1977 births

Suzan is a girl's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Suzan is a name of Turkish origin.
  • Peaked in 1955, when 484 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1898.

Suzan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

3,571
'90 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Suzan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 5
1910s 12
1920s 61
1930s 207
1940s 1,653
1950s 3,571
1960s 2,018
1970s 658
1980s 331
1990s 242
2000s 174
2010s 118
2020s (to 2024) 31

How popular is Suzan?

In 2024, Suzan was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Suzan is used

Scotland #565 3 in 1977
Canada #2,296 6 in 1993
France #3,068 10 in 2025
England & Wales #6,872 3 in 2023
United States #16,512 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Suzan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Suzan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Suzan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Suzan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Suzan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Suzan

How popular is the name Suzan?

In 2024, Suzan was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Suzan a girl's or a boy's name?

Suzan is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Suzan most popular?

Suzan peaked in 1955, when 484 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Suzan a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Suzan currently ranks #3,068 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.