Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Lily
- Slavic
- 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
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Suzan
Pronunciation
s(u)-zan
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 1955 (rank #397, 483 births); most recent 2024 (rank #15243, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2016 | 7 |
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 2013 (rank #2886, 8 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5685, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 |
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
- Boys: peak in 1963 (rank #1074, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1982 (rank #806, 24 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5176, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 3 |
| 2022 | – | 8 |
| 2021 | – | 4 |
| 2020 | – | 7 |
| 2019 | – | 4 |
| 2018 | – | 5 |
| 2017 | – | 4 |
| 2016 | – | 6 |
| 2015 | – | 3 |
| 2014 | – | 5 |
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 Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #510, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 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 British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1957 (rank #342, 6 births); most recent 1962 (rank #389, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 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