Susumu
Meaning
to advance, make progress
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Susumu has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
88 people · the #45,127 first name in Brazil · median age 76
Among people named Susumu living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Susumu
Most people given the name Susumu in the United States were born between 1930 and 1949. The Susumu you meet today is most often in his 70s or 80s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Susumu deep dive
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