Susan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Susan

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The baby name Susan is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsuːzən/ (SOO-zən).

Susan is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Female

Syllables: 2.0

Origin: Hebrew

Pronunciation: /ˈsuːzən/ (SOO-zən)

What is the meaning of the name Susan ?

The baby name Susan is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈsuːzən/ (SOO-zən).

Susan is Hebrew in Origin.

Derived from Hebrew Shoshannah, meaning “lily,” Susan reached English through Greek Sousanna and Latin Susanna. The name spread across Europe, yielding forms such as Susanna(h), Suzanne (French), Susanne (German/Scandinavian), Susana (Spanish/Portuguese), Zuzanna (Polish), Zuzana (Czech/Slovak), and Zsuzsanna (Hungarian); in Hebrew it remains Shoshana. Diminutives include Sue, Susie/Suzy, Sukey/Suki, and the Hebrew nickname Shoshi.

Documented in medieval England via the biblical heroine of Susanna and the Elders and the New Testament disciple named Susanna, the name flourished with Reformation-era taste for scriptural names, especially among Puritans. It became a staple in Britain and America, peaking in the mid-20th century (Top 10 in the 1950s–60s in the U.S.). The lily imagery lends associations of purity, grace, and floral elegance that keep Susan and its variants enduring classics.

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Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Susan	Kendall Newman				Paul Newman	film director	★★★★★
Susan	Landau Finch	Barbara Bain	television actor	★★★★★	Martin Landau	television actor	★★★★★
Susan	Mailer				Norman Mailer	film director	★★★★★
Susan	Lancaster				Burt Lancaster	film director	★★★★★
Susan	Ford	Betty Ford	model	★★★★★

Susan – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Girls	2023	#1	—	897
FJ		0	#6	1	374
KR	Girls	0	#14	2	572
ET	Girls	0	#16	1	372
FJ	Boys	0	#17	1	603
SG	Girls	0	#17	2,838	18,916
BW		0	#19	1	960
HN		0	#21	2	704
NA		0	#22	12	2,537
BN		0	#25	8	2,297
ZA	Girls	0	#25	9,163	25,928
HN	Girls	0	#34	5	884
MV	Girls	0	#34	2	2,021
EE		0	#36	2	1,051
ID		0	#36	4	2,238
MT		0	#37	7	1,767
AZ		0	#43	1	706
PH	Girls	0	#43	680	13,098
MO		0	#45	8	2,706
CN		0	#46	40	3,857
PH		0	#47	50	5,607
CN	Girls	0	#50	753	8,829
ID	Girls	0	#50	50	3,319
BW	Girls	0	#51	109	4,216
CM		0	#52	5	2,592
CY		0	#53	8	1,632
PR		0	#54	2	1,497
CR		0	#55	111	5,526
OM	Girls	0	#56	513	15,987
BN	Girls	0	#61	46	5,459
NA	Girls	0	#61	217	7,146
MT	Girls	0	#63	94	3,773
TW		0	#63	38	4,523
AF	Girls	0	#65	30	2,402
CY	Girls	0	#69	54	3,755
IN		0	#69	3	2,963
ZA		0	#71	533	14,421
JP		0	#72	6	4,057
QA		0	#72	29	7,011
AF		0	#74	3	1,883
AZ	Girls	0	#74	2	1,051
JM		0	#75	13	3,714
TW	Girls	0	#77	263	8,139
MV	Boys	0	#79	1	3,375
BG		0	#81	2	1,799
SG		0	#82	228	11,010
QA	Girls	0	#86	293	15,378
KW	Girls	0	#89	682	19,177
OM		0	#89	28	6,215
AE	Girls	0	#97	734	20,968
MY	Girls	0	#97	3,078	24,821
KW		0	#99	18	5,216
SD		0	#99	4	2,130
DK	Girls	0	#100	398	7,429
MO	Girls	0	#101	175	7,056
AE		0	#104	74	10,220
NG	Girls	0	#104	3,391	15,093
JM	Girls	0	#108	193	7,507
HU		0	#114	2	1,675
PA		0	#117	14	3,797
EC		0	#119	3	2,502
CR	Girls	0	#125	861	11,342
HK	Girls	0	#125	1,306	16,104
Norway	Girls	2003	#126	5	526
GR		0	#129	7	3,911
CY	Boys	0	#130	2	3,473
IQ		0	#131	3	3,533
MU		0	#131	7	3,613
BN	Boys	0	#134	6	6,332
JO		0	#135	6	2,158
PR	Girls	0	#137	25	3,171
RS	Girls	0	#137	1	1,651
EE	Girls	0	#141	2	1,888
MY		0	#142	208	12,352
NL	Girls	0	#144	2,796	5,933
DK		0	#150	55	5,198
BW	Boys	0	#152	3	4,685
PE	Girls	0	#157	3,239	14,861
SA	Girls	0	#162	1,477	25,931
NG		0	#165	101	5,926
Germany	Girls	0	#176	2,036	4,949
LU	Girls	0	#176	10	4,850
SI	Girls	0	#177	1	2,769
Sweden	Girls	2022	#178	2	1,568
PE		0	#178	140	6,350
MT	Boys	0	#179	1	4,064
NL		0	#179	248	2,481
HR		0	#180	2	2,081
RU		0	#180	10	3,641
UY		0	#180	3	2,477
CZ		0	#185	2	3,154
AR		0	#186	8	2,915
SD	Girls	0	#192	166	7,678
PS		0	#195	24	5,692
Austria		0	#201	13	850
GR	Girls	0	#201	42	6,293
JP	Girls	0	#203	43	6,592
GH	Girls	0	#204	140	6,973
BG	Girls	0	#212	12	3,559
HU	Girls	0	#213	11	3,308
AO	Girls	0	#215	3	4,575
GH		0	#217	27	5,396
EC	Girls	0	#218	22	3,650
BG	Boys	0	#220	1	3,850
GT	Girls	0	#220	373	7,500
IR		0	#220	10	4,221
Finland	Girls	0	#221	220	1,368
SA		0	#223	73	10,560
AL	Girls	0	#226	2	4,141
MO	Boys	0	#230	5	5,842
PA	Girls	0	#230	299	9,861
HK		0	#231	123	8,483
BD		0	#233	9	5,992
JO	Girls	0	#234	94	7,570
PT		0	#237	10	4,161
IL		0	#240	35	6,291
CL	Girls	0	#244	1,482	14,098
NA	Boys	0	#252	2	6,830
TW	Boys	0	#256	1	7,111
Finland		0	#259	49	830
CL		0	#267	158	6,867
GT		0	#267	48	5,948
BO	Girls	0	#271	497	9,488
Canada	Girls	2024	#272	14	2,795
Germany		0	#272	173	2,542
AF	Boys	0	#273	2	3,535
BH		0	#273	311	17,937
GR	Boys	0	#273	1	6,912
JM	Boys	0	#290	4	6,876
HR	Girls	0	#292	3	3,687
KZ	Boys	0	#296	1	6,578
JP	Boys	0	#301	3	7,909
CM	Girls	0	#306	257	11,671
CZ	Girls	0	#310	32	5,378
IR	Girls	0	#310	248	8,334
IQ	Girls	0	#313	204	11,303
Finland	Girls	2026	#320	924	3,895
YE		0	#323	59	8,639
BR		0	#326	20	5,969
CN	Boys	0	#328	4	9,639
DK	Boys	0	#328	5	7,401
MU	Girls	0	#330	22	8,539
KZ	Girls	0	#331	2	5,862
Austria	Girls	0	#337	84	1,885
MX		0	#338	76	8,339
PS	Girls	0	#339	200	10,981
PL	Girls	0	#341	14	5,096
BO		0	#342	40	6,868
UY	Girls	0	#354	168	6,731
GH	Boys	0	#357	5	8,138
EG		0	#360	41	6,387
Spain		0	#361	92	2,326
BD	Girls	0	#367	20	8,413
PT	Boys	0	#380	2	7,951
JO	Boys	0	#384	6	7,057
PT	Girls	0	#385	67	7,952
CO		0	#393	88	7,768
IL	Girls	0	#395	240	11,648
Spain	Girls	0	#398	917	5,561
France	Girls	2021	#402	4	3,185
PH	Boys	0	#406	3	11,440
MX	Girls	0	#410	1,732	17,781
UY	Boys	0	#410	4	5,922
RU	Girls	0	#427	72	11,913
AR	Girls	0	#457	147	8,289
SD	Boys	0	#459	8	10,523
AR	Boys	0	#481	3	7,628
CO	Girls	0	#486	937	16,140
GT	Boys	0	#494	6	7,625
LY		0	#496	40	12,703
PA	Boys	0	#499	7	9,305
HK	Boys	0	#503	25	12,905
CR	Boys	0	#507	4	10,188
IT	Girls	0	#520	1,723	9,415
RU	Boys	0	#522	5	12,621
CM	Boys	0	#539	12	12,054
SY		0	#540	197	11,684
IT		0	#541	177	4,183
EG	Girls	0	#554	474	14,742
QA	Boys	0	#555	153	18,093
BD	Boys	0	#556	21	10,045
PS	Boys	0	#558	4	10,655
IR	Boys	0	#561	5	10,162
IN	Girls	0	#572	60	13,121
LB		0	#584	75	13,263
BO	Boys	0	#616	7	9,244
IL	Boys	0	#620	6	10,983
IQ	Boys	0	#651	17	13,071
CL	Boys	0	#653	13	13,390
SG	Boys	0	#657	41	17,960
United States	Girls	2024	#704	213	8,487
KW	Boys	0	#705	65	18,755
BR	Girls	0	#754	190	12,708
BR	Boys	0	#785	1	12,213
TN		0	#796	34	13,765
OM	Boys	0	#840	42	17,948
PE	Boys	0	#850	29	14,506
EG	Boys	0	#875	12	15,035
United States	Boys	2017	#881	5	7,410
NG	Boys	0	#883	69	16,906
CO	Boys	0	#910	11	15,656
Spain	Boys	0	#915	16	5,610
NL	Boys	0	#939	13	5,873
Germany	Boys	0	#943	10	5,697
MX	Boys	0	#962	21	16,355
IN	Boys	0	#967	35	16,750
AE	Boys	0	#974	119	22,615
MY	Boys	0	#1,008	104	25,439
ZA	Boys	0	#1,034	145	25,619
MA		0	#1,047	82	20,986
TR		0	#1,055	157	19,440
DZ		0	#1,134	43	20,130
SA	Boys	0	#1,283	333	28,008
IT	Boys	0	#1,437	35	10,046

Susan is popular in 90 countries — most recent births per country:

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