♀ Female◎ Biblical / Dutch / English / Finnish / Hebrew / Italian / Latin / Russian / Slavic / Swedish◈ 3 syllables
"Lily"
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Susanna means lily or rose — from the Hebrew Shoshana, the full -anna form. Oh! Susanna is one of the most beloved American folk songs. Susanna is one of the heroines in the biblical apocrypha — falsely accused, she was vindicated by the prophet Daniel. Three syllables of Oh-Susanna folk heritage, Daniel's vindication, and the full Hebrew-lily form.
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Susanna comes from the Hebrew Shoshana meaning lily or rose. Oh! Susanna is one of the most beloved American folk songs. Biblical Susanna was falsely accused and vindicated by Daniel.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Biblical apocrypha; Oh! Susanna (1848).
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Today
Susanna remains a beloved choice, ranking #1357 in the US. 19,782 babies have been named Susanna since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Susanna?
1958peak year
The name Susanna reached its peak in 1958, with 310 registrations (ranked #555). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1880. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #1357) today, averaging about 170 new babies per year. Susanna's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 19,782 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Susanna's Life Path 6 is the nurturer's number — folk-song nurturing. People named Susanna tend to be warm, vindicated, and gifted at being the song everyone sings.
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Song everyone sings
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Daniel-vindicated
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Lily-rose dual
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Folk-heritage
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Full-anna warm
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U3
S1
A1
N5
N5
A1
Sum: 17 → Life path 8
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Personality of Susanna
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Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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