Name meaning & stats
Zuzanna
Zuzanna means “lotus” (Hebrew origin). 706 US babies since 1940, peak 2009. Notable Zuzannas are 1.8× over-represented as basketball players.
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: 2009
706 US babies were named Zuzanna between 1940 and 2025.
Zuzanna around the world
- Norway: 501 babies since 1945, peak 2017, No. 363 in 2025
- Ireland: 899 babies since 1964, peak 2009, No. 692 in 2025
- Scotland: 414 babies since 1974, peak 2012, No. 790 in 2024
- England & Wales: 4,277 babies since 1996, peak 2015, No. 792 in 2025
- Belgium: 276 babies since 1995, peak 2017, No. 889 in 2025
- Sweden: 125 babies since 1998, peak 2011, No. 1,280 in 2022
- France: 155 babies since 1900, peak 2015, No. 3,142 in 2025
- Northern Ireland: 153 babies since 1997, peak 2010
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Zuzannas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.2× | Medium · 12 people |
| Basketball player | 1.8× | Low · 8 people |
| Journalist | 1.4× | Low · 6 people |
| Professor | 1.0× | Low · 4 people |
Among notable women who are basketball players, Zuzannas show up 1.8× 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 81 Susanas spell it Zuzanna
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2009)