Given name
Suzi
“resembling a graceful white lily”
Suzi is a variant of Susannah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Suzi is a variant of Susannah. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a graceful white lily.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Suzi 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 1933. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Suzi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,398
- 0 boys · 1,398 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 63 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 63 in 1961. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,853 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.
Suzi’s family of names
In English usage, Suzi is a diminutive of Susan. In English usage, Suzi has a related form in Susie. Suzi has a related form in Susannah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Suzi
- Suzi QuatroAmerican rock musician (born 1950)
- Suzi BarbosaBissau-Guinean politicianborn 1973
- Suzi GablikArtist, art critic, and art historian (1934–2022)
- Suzi GardnerAmerican musicianborn 1960
- Suzi PerryBritish television presenter (born 1970)
- Suzi FerrerAmerican contemporary feminist visual artist1940–2006
- Suzi OppenheimerNew York State legislatorborn 1934
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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