Suanne
A feminine name derived from the French form of Susanna, meaning "lily" or "rose".
Name Census estimates that about 963 living Americans carry the first name Suanne. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Suanne today is around 66 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Suanne births was 1954 (73 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Suanne. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Suanne is about 66 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Suannes were born before 1970.
People living today
963
~ 1 in 355,924 Americans
Peak year
1954
73 babies that year
Average age
66
years old
1986 SSA rank
#9,426
Tracked since 1932
Census
Suanne in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,402 people with the first name Suanne, which placed it at #9,776 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,776
National first-name rank
People counted
1.4K
1,402 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
89.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Suanne
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Suanne is White at 89.7%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (3.5%) and Two or More Races (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Suanne described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Suanne at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White89.7% · 1,258
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.5% · 49
- Two or more races2.5% · 35
- Hispanic or Latino2.2% · 31
- Black or African American1.4% · 20
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 9
Popularity
Suanne: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Suanne from the 1930s through to the 1980s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 526 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Suanne by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Suanne during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Suannes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 10 states and territories. New York, Michigan, California recorded the most babies named Suanne, while Minnesota, Iowa, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 28 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Suanne
The name Suanne is a variant spelling of the French feminine name Suzanne, derived from the Hebrew name Shoshana, meaning "lily" or "rose." The name's origins can be traced back to ancient times in the Middle East, where the lily was a symbol of purity and beauty.
In the Bible, the name Shoshana is mentioned in the Song of Songs, a poetic book that celebrates romantic love and admiration for physical beauty. The lily is a recurring motif, representing the beloved's loveliness and innocence.
The name Suzanne gained popularity in France during the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Suanne can be found in the 16th century, when it was used as a variant spelling by French nobility.
Throughout history, several notable women have borne the name Suanne or its variants. One of the most famous was Susanna of Rome (c. 283-295), a Christian martyr who refused to renounce her faith and was beheaded during the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Diocletian.
In the 17th century, Susanna Centlivre (1667-1723) was an English playwright and actress renowned for her comedic works. Her plays, such as "The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret" and "The Busybody," were widely popular in her time.
Another notable Suanne was Susanne Langer (1895-1985), an American philosopher and educator known for her work in the philosophy of art and mind. Her influential book, "Philosophy in a New Key," explored the symbolic nature of human consciousness and the role of art in human experience.
In the field of literature, Susanne Kord (1958-) is a German-American scholar and author who has written extensively on popular culture, gender studies, and German literature. Her works include "Peasant Dances and Coquettish Corpses: Poe's Grotesque Fictions" and "Genders and Sexualities in History."
Finally, Susanne Bier (1960-) is a Danish filmmaker and screenwriter acclaimed for her emotionally powerful and thought-provoking films. She won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2011 for her work on the Danish drama "In a Better World."
People
Suanne + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Suanne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Suanne: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Suanne?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 963 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Suanne going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 355,924 US residents.
Is Suanne a common name?
We classify Suanne as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,401 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Suanne most popular?
The single biggest year for Suanne was 1954, when 73 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Suanne is about 66 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Suanne in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,402 people with the name Suanne, or 0.46 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,776 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Suanne in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Suanne?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Suanne appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,398 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Suanne?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Suanne is White at 89.7%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (3.5%) and Two or More Races (2.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Suanne most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Suanne in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.7% (1,258 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Suanne in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Suanne a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Suanne in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Suanne still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Suanne in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Suanne can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Suanne?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.