Given name
Suzanna
“resembling a graceful white lily”
Suzanna is a variant of Susannah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Suzanna is a variant of Susannah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Suzanna is a variant of Susanna. An origin associated with Susanna is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Suzanna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,648
- 0 boys · 9,648 girls
- Most popular year
- 1973
- 185 babies
- 2025
- 61
- #2,813 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 61 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,813 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 185 in 1973. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,750 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.
Suzanna’s family of names
Suzanna has a short form in Zanna. In English usage, Suzanna has a conventional equivalent in the German form Susanne. Suzanna has a related form in Susanna.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Suzanna
- Suzanna LeighBritish actress (1945-2017)
- Suzanna HamiltonBritish actressborn 1960
- Suzanna von NathusiusPolish child TV actressborn 2000
- Suzanna OwiyoKenyan musician/singerborn 1975
- Suzanna LubranoDutch singerborn 1975
- Suzanna RandallGerman astrophysicistborn 1979
- Suzanna DilberSwedish actress and authorborn 1976
- Suzanna LoveFilm actressborn 1950
- Suzanna van Baerle(1599-1637) wife of Constantijn Huygens
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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