Given name & surname
Susana
“resembling a graceful white lily”
Susana is a variant of Susannah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Susana is a variant of Susannah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Susana is a variant of Susannah. An origin associated with Susannah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (Šōšannā, “rose, or lily”), from Egyptian zšn (<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">zšn</i>).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Susana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21,051
- 52 boys · 20,999 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 537 babies
- 2025
- 82
- #2,254 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 82 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,254 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 16.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 537 in 1993. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 46,458 as a first name in 2020; 493 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.
Susana’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Susana has a diminutive in Su. In Spanish usage, Susana shares an earlier linguistic root with Azucena. In Portuguese usage, Susana has a conventional equivalent in the English form Susan.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Susana has relatives in 20 languages.
20 related names in 20 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 30
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- SusanEnglish
- SusannaSwedish, Italian
- Shoshanaequivalent
- Susieequivalent
- SuzanneFrench
- Azucenadoublet · Spanish
- Suzieequivalent
- Suzetteequivalent
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- ZuzannaPolish, Latvian
- Suzannahequivalent
- Sueequivalent
- SusanneGerman, Norwegian Bokmål
- Susyequivalent
- Susannequivalent
- ZuzanaCzech, Slovak
- Susiequivalent
- Suzanequivalent
- Suziequivalent
- Açucenadoublet · Portuguese
- שׁוֹשַׁנָּהequivalent
- Susaraequivalent
- СузанаSerbo-Croatian, Macedonian
- СюзаннаRussian
- СьюзанRussian
- СюзаннRussian
- СюзанRussian
- Сусаннаsource · Russian
- ZsuzsaHungarian
- ZsuzsannaHungarian
- سوزانArabic
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Susana
- JamalaUkrainian singer (born 1983)
- Susana MartinezAmerican attorney and politicianborn 1959
- Susana DosamantesMexican actress (1948-2022)
- MísiaPortuguese musician1955–2024
- Susana GonzálezMexican actressborn 1973
- Susana DíazSpanish politicianborn 1971
- Susana HarpMexican singer and politicianborn 1968
- Susana BacaPeruvian singer, songwriter and politicianborn 1944
- Susana VieiraBrazilian actressborn 1942
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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