Is Susan a boy or girl name?
Susan is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 213 girls and 0 boys were named Susan, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 1,125,774 US babies named Susan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,136
- Babies named Susan since 1880
- 1,125,774
- Most popular year
- 1955
- 47,484 babies
Boys and girls named Susan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 3,231 | 100% |
| 1890s | 5 | 3,612 | 99.9% |
| 1900s | 0 | 3,447 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 6,814 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 6 | 8,408 | 99.9% |
| 1930s | 86 | 21,028 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 511 | 212,014 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 696 | 437,773 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 709 | 287,661 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 322 | 88,310 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 157 | 30,547 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 28 | 10,893 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 7 | 5,312 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 10 | 3,047 | 99.7% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,135 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 213 | #1,136 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,104 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,156 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,097 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 262 | #975 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 244 | #1,052 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 235 | #1,082 |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,994 | 276 | #963 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 306 | #909 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 300 | #919 |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,803 | 327 | #847 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 319 | #834 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 328 | #822 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 356 | #767 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 356 | #772 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 379 | #750 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 431 | #700 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 467 | #637 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 495 | #591 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 487 | #586 |
| 2004 | 7 | #9,806 | 531 | #537 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 576 | #498 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 615 | #464 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 638 | #437 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 693 | #409 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 707 | #395 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 758 | #374 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 807 | #347 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 963 | #298 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 894 | #312 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,025 | #274 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,736 | 1,200 | #233 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,301 | 1,373 | #206 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,479 | #203 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,371 | 1,687 | #172 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,787 | 1,800 | #161 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,329 | 2,060 | #140 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,202 | 2,247 | #125 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,993 | 2,389 | #118 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,814 | 2,661 | #106 |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,088 | 3,116 | #90 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,206 | 3,357 | #86 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,810 | 3,969 | #76 |
| 1981 | 15 | #3,010 | 4,244 | #71 |
| 1980 | 19 | #2,604 | 4,704 | #63 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,226 | 5,196 | #51 |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,266 | 5,418 | #49 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,447 | 5,960 | #45 |
| 1976 | 19 | #2,407 | 6,403 | #40 |
| 1975 | 32 | #1,624 | 7,487 | #32 |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,464 | 8,471 | #27 |
| 1973 | 31 | #1,583 | 9,279 | #25 |
| 1972 | 44 | #1,260 | 10,574 | #24 |
| 1971 | 45 | #1,252 | 13,783 | #17 |
| 1970 | 52 | #1,156 | 15,739 | #15 |
| 1969 | 50 | #1,107 | 17,805 | #11 |
| 1968 | 57 | #985 | 19,504 | #10 |
| 1967 | 64 | #909 | 22,262 | #5 |
| 1966 | 67 | #886 | 23,775 | #6 |
| 1965 | 53 | #1,017 | 26,322 | #5 |
| 1964 | 84 | #830 | 31,515 | #3 |
| 1963 | 80 | #848 | 33,990 | #3 |
| 1962 | 86 | #822 | 35,750 | #3 |
| 1961 | 87 | #823 | 37,530 | #3 |
| 1960 | 81 | #841 | 39,208 | #2 |
| 1959 | 87 | #822 | 41,616 | #2 |
| 1958 | 87 | #807 | 45,172 | #2 |
| 1957 | 97 | #765 | 45,952 | #2 |
| 1956 | 67 | #915 | 46,562 | #5 |
| 1955 | 65 | #931 | 47,419 | #5 |
| 1954 | 66 | #915 | 47,162 | #5 |
| 1953 | 71 | #857 | 44,297 | #5 |
| 1952 | 55 | #967 | 41,348 | #5 |
| 1951 | 44 | #1,094 | 40,228 | #6 |
| 1950 | 57 | #916 | 38,017 | #5 |
| 1949 | 52 | #965 | 37,709 | #5 |
| 1948 | 56 | #931 | 35,988 | #5 |
| 1947 | 64 | #875 | 31,951 | #8 |
| 1946 | 59 | #860 | 28,268 | #8 |
| 1945 | 55 | #849 | 19,221 | #10 |
| 1944 | 55 | #859 | 16,330 | #13 |
| 1943 | 50 | #951 | 14,888 | #18 |
| 1942 | 54 | #908 | 12,015 | #21 |
| 1941 | 39 | #1,046 | 8,888 | #27 |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,307 | 6,756 | #36 |
| 1939 | 20 | #1,528 | 4,887 | #44 |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,805 | 3,555 | #72 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,461 | 2,641 | #97 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,167 | 2,153 | #110 |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,088 | 1,801 | #126 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,725 | 1,492 | #138 |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,098 | 1,264 | #149 |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,820 | 1,227 | #158 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 1,005 | #180 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 1,003 | #192 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 874 | #210 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 812 | #220 |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,160 | 868 | #218 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 858 | #215 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 862 | #219 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 832 | #227 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 811 | #228 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 795 | #229 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 846 | #222 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 850 | #225 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 824 | #217 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 912 | #208 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 837 | #210 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 844 | #207 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,326 | 817 | #202 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 661 | #200 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 543 | #196 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 522 | #186 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 459 | #167 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 395 | #173 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 380 | #164 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 350 | #170 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 355 | #167 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 326 | #166 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 320 | #165 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 324 | #166 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 305 | #163 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 335 | #155 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 342 | #145 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 410 | #144 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 350 | #134 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 382 | #135 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,212 | 341 | #140 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 343 | #138 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 393 | #120 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 357 | #125 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 356 | #122 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 366 | #123 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 370 | #106 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 354 | #115 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 356 | #107 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 363 | #106 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 335 | #99 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 323 | #102 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 302 | #100 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 326 | #94 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 322 | #85 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 326 | #79 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 292 | #79 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 286 | #80 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Susan reached #765 in 1957. As a girl name, it reached #2 in 1957. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Susan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.