Given name & surname
Susa
“resembling a graceful white lily”
Susa is a variant of Susannah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Susa is a variant of Susannah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Susa is a variant of Susannah. An origin associated with Susannah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Susa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 211
- 0 boys · 211 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1985. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1959. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 406 as a first name in 2020; 727 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 9
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Susannashares a root
- Shoshannahshares a root
- Shavshashares a root
- Shishashares a root
- Sheshanshares a root
- Sheshaishares a root
- Shashaishares a root
- Jeshishaishares a root
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