Susannah

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A few things about Susannah you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Susannah

Susannah York

English film, stage and television actress (1939–2011)

Choose Susannah and your child shares a first name with Susannah York, an English film, stage and television actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Susannah, like who?” Susannah York's Wikipedia article is available in 42 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Alberto Botella, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 22,936 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Susannah, 70 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Susannah would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySusannah first shows up in US birth records in 1882, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 143 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1882, when it ranked #740. Today it's #2,514, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendSusannah has slipped 257 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,514. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Hebrew, Susannah means “lily”.

About the name Susannah

Susannah is a girl name meaning “lily”. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-nah”. US birth records list Susannah for girls from 1882 to 2025, in 130 of those 144 years. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked #740 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,514, with 70 babies.