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Name meaning & stats

Suzana

Suzana means “lotus” (Hebrew origin). 1,224 US babies since 1940, peak 1979. Notable Suzanas are 1.5× over-represented as singers.

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What it means

“lotus”

HebrewSpelling of Susanna

Susanna around the world

  • Сюзанна · Russian
  • Сусанна · Ukrainian
  • سوسانا · Arabic
  • スザンナ · Japanese
  • 苏珊娜 · Chinese
  • Susi · multiple languages
  • Suzi
  • Suzette · Dutch
  • Susy
  • Susagna · Catalan

Famous Susannas

  • Susanna Tamaro · Italian writer (1957-)
  • Susanna Clarke · British author (1959-)
  • Susanna Hoffs · American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress
  • Susanna Thompson · American actress

Susanna’s name day

  • August 11 · Sweden

In US birth records

Peak year: 1979

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

1,224 US babies were named Suzana between 1940 and 2025.

Suzana around the world

  • France: 720 babies since 1900, peak 1976, No. 3,142 in 2025
  • England & Wales: 40 babies since 1996, peak 2014
  • Belgium: 23 babies since 1995, peak 2010

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Suzanas end up

Careervs expectedConfidence
Actor1.3×Medium · 12 people
Singer1.5×Low · 8 people
Writer1.0×Low · 5 people
Footballer1.1×Low · 5 people

Among notable women who are singers, Suzanas show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 47 Susanas spell it Suzana

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1979)