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Susanne

girl name
Origin
Hebrew
Syllables
2
Peak era
1930s/1980s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

variant of Susanna, 'lily'

The story

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Susanne around the world

One shared root links 10 names across 5 languages.

Shared root: from Hebrew Shoshannah "lily", via Greek Sousanna

The constellation

SusanneGermanSusanEnglishSusannaLatinSusanaSpanishSuzanneFrench

More branches

SusannahEnglish · biblical formSuzannaEnglish · variantSueEnglish · short formSusieEnglish · short formSuzyEnglish · short form

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1930s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Susanne peaked in the 1930s and the 1980s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

313 people · the #18,491 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 33

1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s

Among people named Susanne living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Susanne

Most people given the name Susanne in the United States were born between 1950 and 1979. The Susanne you meet today is most often in her 50s or 60s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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