Given name
Suzannah
“resembling a graceful white lily”
Suzannah is a variant of Susannah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Suzannah 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, Suzannah has a related form in 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 1940. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Suzannah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,789
- 0 boys · 1,789 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,809 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,809 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 53 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,669 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.
Suzannah’s family of names
In English usage, Suzannah has a diminutive in Zannah. In English usage, Suzannah has a related form in Susanna. Suzannah has a related form in Susannah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Suzannah
- Suzie BatesNew Zealand cricketerborn 1987
- Suzannah BiancoAmerican synchronized swimmerborn 1973
- Suzannah IbsenWife of playwright Henrik Ibsen1836–1914
- Suzannah MirghaniSudanese filmmaker, writer and producerborn 1978
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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