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Susan

Susan holds the #1085 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 222 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #972 in 2020 to #1085 today. Its strongest year on record was 1957 (#2 nationally, 45,954 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Pennsylvania (#414 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1085
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#2
in 1957 (1950s)
Babies in 2025
222
girls named Susan

Susan popularity, 1880–2025

0.66%1.3%2.0%2.6%18801900192019401960198020002020#2 in 1957
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1957

Where Susan is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #564 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WI#564Michigan: #787 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#787New York: #947 (16 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#947Massachusetts: #873 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MA#873Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025SD—Iowa: #565 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IA#565Illinois: #1240 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1240Indiana: #916 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#916Ohio: #531 (19 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OH#531Pennsylvania: #414 (26 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)PA#414New Jersey: #1168 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NJ#1168Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025CT—California: #1361 (17 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1361Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025UT—Colorado: #634 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#634Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025WV—Virginia: #704 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)VA#704Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025MS—Alabama: #716 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)AL#716Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Susan in 2025HI—Texas: #1406 (17 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1406Florida: #1887 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1887
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Pennsylvania (#414), Iowa (#565), Ohio (#531)

Uniqueness score

53/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Susan in the most recent year of SSA data.

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