Given name & surname
Susy
“resembling a graceful white lily”
Susy is a variant of Susannah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Susy is a variant of Susannah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Susy 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 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Susy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,217
- 0 boys · 1,217 girls
- Most popular year
- 1962
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,736 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −9%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,736 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 32 in 1962. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,197 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Susy’s family of names
In English usage, Susy is a diminutive of Susan. In English usage, Susy has a related form in Susie. In English usage, Susy has a related form in Susie.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Susy
- Susy ShockArgentine actress, writer and singerborn 1968
- Susy AndersenItalian actressborn 1940
- Susy Kaneactressborn 1978
- Susy Delgadopoet in Spanish and Guaraniborn 1949
- Susy LeivaArgentinian actor (1933-1966)
- Susy DerquiArgentinian actor
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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