Given name & surname · also German

Susano

“lily”

Susano is a feminine given name, probably from German, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Esperanto.

Original GermanSusanne

Meaning & origin

What it means

Susano probably goes back to Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā), meaning “lily.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Susano probably comes from German, and ultimately from Hebrew.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Esperanto usage, Susano developed from Σουσάννα.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Susano through the years

Babies since 1880
62
62 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
1924
8 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02468192019401960198020002025Highest share 19240.0
Susano in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1916–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1989. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 422 as a first name in 2020; 246 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.

Susano’s family of names

In Esperanto usage, Susano has a diminutive in SUNJO. In Esperanto usage, Susano developed from the Ancient Greek form Σουσάννα. In Esperanto usage, Susano has a conventional equivalent in the French form Suzanne.

Walk Susano’s family in the name graph

SusanoSunjoSusanSuzanneSusanneZuzannaZuzanaΣουσάννα

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Susano has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.

Hebrew

6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 6

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

Similar names

If you love Susano, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew · Biblical

Beno

“his son”

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Hebrew

Cephas

“as solid as a rock”

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Hebrew

Pincus

Pincus is a surname from Hebrew.

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Hebrew · Biblical

Agee

“fugitive”

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>99% boys

Hebrew

Gross

“big, large”

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>99% boys

Gaelic · Old-fashioned

Oran

“surrounded by light” · “a pale-skinned man”

22RareRising

>99% boys

German

Arno

“an eagle-wolf”

25RareRising

>99% boys

German · Old-fashioned

Hubert

“having a shining intellect”

28RareEasing

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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