Susannah comes from the Biblical / Hebrew tradition, meaning Lily.
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How popular is Susannah?
1975peak year
Today, Susannah is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2659), with only about 68 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1975, 152 babies were given the name (ranked #878 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1970s. Susannah has been declining in recent years. In all, around 7,715 babies have been registered as Susannah since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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