Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Susanna

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew
Lily, rose
Finnish
Italian
Variant of Hebrew Susannah. In the apocryphal Book of Tobit Susannah courageously defended herself against wrongful accusation. White lilies grew in the Biblical city of Susa in Persia.

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Biblical

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Susanna

Pronunciation

s(u)-sanna, sus(an)-na

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1958 (rank #553, 310 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1173, 197 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025197
2024168
2023178
2022157
2021150
2020158
2019179
2018157
2017159
2016194

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #641, 38 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2787, 9 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20259
20249
202311
202214
202115
202015
201920
201823
201719
201621

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #2869, 9 births); most recent 2022 (rank #3654, 6 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
20226
20216
20203
20199
20184
20173
20163
20155
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1964 (rank #194, 15 births); most recent 2019 (rank #844, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20193
2018–
20175
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1986 (rank #312, 9 births); most recent 2019 (rank #447, 7 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20197
20183
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #221, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20253
20244
2023–
2022–
20215
2020–
20193
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1959 (rank #247, 11 births); most recent 1998 (rank #561, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence