Given name & surname
Susie
“resembling a graceful white lily”
Susie is a variant of Susannah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Susie is a variant of Susannah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Susie is an affectionate form of Susanna. An origin associated with Susanna is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Susie is used as an affectionate form of Susan. In English use, Susie is used as an affectionate form of Susanna.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Susie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 86,067
- 278 boys · 85,789 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 1,481 babies
- 2025
- 101
- #1,922 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 101 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,922 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,476 in 1919. In 2025, Ohio and Pennsylvania and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 29,902 as a first name in 2020; 223 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.
Susie’s family of names
In English usage, Susie is a diminutive of Susan. Susie has a related form in Susannah. Susie is an affectionate form of Susan.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Susanaequivalent
- Suzanneequivalent
- Suzetteequivalent
- Zuzannaequivalent
- Suzannahequivalent
- Sueequivalent
- Susannequivalent
- Zuzanaequivalent
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People named Susie
- Susie EssmanAmerican stand-up comedian, actress, writer, television producer, and voice artistborn 1955
- Susie WilesChief of Staff to President of the United Statesborn 1957
- Susie O'NeillAustralian swimmerborn 1973
- Susie CastilloMTV VJ, Miss USA 2003 (born 2979)born 1979
- Susie BrightAmerican writer and feministborn 1958
- Susie OrbachEnglish psychologistborn 1946
- Susie PorterAustralian actressborn 1971
- Susie AmyEnglish actress, model, and bloggerborn 1981
- Susie ScanlanAmerican fencerborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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