Given name
Suzette
“resembling a graceful white lily”
Suzette is a variant of Susannah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Suzette is a variant of Susannah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Suzette is a variant of Susannah. An origin associated with Susannah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French use, Suzette is used as an affectionate form of Suzanne.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Suzette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16,968
- 5 boys · 16,963 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 719 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #4,743 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,743 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 719 in 1964. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 16,531 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.
Suzette’s family of names
Suzette is an affectionate form of Suzanne. In French usage, Suzette has a conventional equivalent in the German form Susanne. Suzette has a related form in Susannah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Suzette has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 17
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Suzette
- Suzette JordanIndian women's-rights activist and anti-rape campaigner1974–2015
- Suzette Skovgaard-HoltenDanish painter (1863-1937)
- Suzette SandozHonorary Professor of Family and Estate Law, former Member of the Grand Council of the Canton of Vaud, former Swiss National Councillorborn 1942
- Suzette Charlessinger, Miss Americaborn 1963
- Suzette PuechFrench botanist and professor (1937-2005)
- Suzette LeeJamaican athletics competitor (born 1975)
- Suzette RobichonFrench women's rights activist and journalistborn 1947
- Suzette HarbinAmerican actress and dancer1915–1994
- Suzette MayrCanadian writerborn 1967
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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