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Why parents love Susan- Susan B. Anthony fought for women's suffrage — on the dollar coin.
- Susan Sontag was the most important public intellectual.
- Narnia's Susan is the gentle queen with the bow.
- Two syllables with a clean, classic sound: SOO-zan.
- The meaning lily/rose is doubly floral.
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The vibe of Susan
lilyroseShoshanaAnthonysuffragedollar coinSontagintellectualNarniaqueen
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Origin & history of Susan
Hebrew Shoshana (lily/rose)
→ Greek Sousanna
→ English Susan
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English / Hebrew roots
Susan comes from the Hebrew Shoshana meaning lily or rose. Susan B. Anthony fought for women's suffrage — her face is on the US dollar coin. Susan Sontag was the most important public intellectual of the 20th century.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Hebrew/Greek; Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906).
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Today
Susan remains a beloved choice, ranking #1039 in the US. 1,125,774 babies have been named Susan since 1880.
◈ Sources: Behind the Name, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, SSA data
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How popular is Susan?
1955
peak year
Susan appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1955, 47,419 babies were given the name — making it the #5 most popular name in the United States that year. Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #1039), with roughly 250 babies named Susan each year. Susan's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 1,125,774 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
47,419
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #5)
(ranked #5)
250
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
2,500
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,125,774
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Susan2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.
Susan's Life Path 1 is the leader's number — suffrage-level leadership. People named Susan tend to be clean, intellectual, and gifted at getting their face on the dollar coin.
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Face on the dollar coin✦
Anthony-suffrage◈
Sontag-intellectual◎
Narnian-queen♡
Lily-rose dualS1
U3
S1
A1
N5
Sum: 11 → Life path 2
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Personality of Susan🕊️
Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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