Susano
Derived from the Japanese mythology, meaning "impetuous male".
Name Census estimates that about 22 living Americans carry the first name Susano. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Susano today is around 63 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Susano births was 1924 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Susano. 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
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Susano. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
22
~ 1 in 15,579,743 Americans
Peak year
1924
8 babies that year
Average age
63
years old
1989 SSA rank
#9,070
Tracked since 1916
Census
Susano in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 427 people with the first name Susano, which placed it at #23,071 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
#23,071
National first-name rank
People counted
427
427 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
92.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Susano
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Susano is Hispanic at 92.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (6.3%) and Two or More Races (1.2%). 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 Susano 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 Susano at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino92.3% · 394
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.3% · 27
- Two or more races1.2% · 5
- Black or African American0.2% · 1
Popularity
Susano: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Susano from the 1910s through to the 1980s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 24 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Susano remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Susano 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 Susano during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Susanos live
Origin
Meaning and history of Susano
The given name Susano originates from Japan and has its roots in the ancient Shinto religion. It is derived from the name of the Shinto god Susanoo, the powerful storm deity and brother of the sun goddess Amaterasu. The name Susanoo is believed to have been derived from the Old Japanese words "su," meaning impetuous or violent, and "noo," meaning male.
Susanoo is a prominent figure in Japanese mythology, appearing in the ancient Kojiki and Nihon Shoki texts, which date back to the 8th century AD. According to these chronicles, Susanoo was born from the nose of the primordial deity Izanagi after he purified himself following his journey to the underworld. Susanoo's exploits, including slaying the eight-headed serpent Yamata no Orochi and his tumultuous relationship with Amaterasu, are central to the mythological narrative.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Susano was Susano no Mikoto, a legendary prince and descendant of Susanoo, who is mentioned in the Nihon Shoki. Susano no Mikoto is said to have lived during the 5th century AD and was instrumental in the establishment of the Yamato dynasty, which gave rise to the Imperial House of Japan.
Throughout Japanese history, several notable individuals have borne the name Susano. Susano Nobunaga (1534-1582) was a prominent daimyo (feudal lord) during the Sengoku period, known for his military prowess and his role in unifying Japan. Susano Harunaga (1567-1612) was a renowned samurai and retainer of the powerful Tokugawa clan during the Edo period.
Another famous bearer of the name was Susano Masashige (1586-1658), a prominent daimyo and military strategist who played a crucial role in the Siege of Osaka and the eventual establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Susano Yoshitsugu (1718-1801) was a respected scholar and poet during the Edo period, known for his contributions to Japanese literature and his mastery of classical Japanese poetry forms.
Susano Nobuyuki (1776-1850) was a renowned painter and ukiyo-e artist, whose works depicted scenes from everyday life in Edo (modern-day Tokyo) and helped popularize the ukiyo-e woodblock print tradition.
People
Susano + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Susano 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
Susano: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Susano?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 22 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Susano 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 15,579,743 US residents.
Is Susano a common name?
We classify Susano as "Very Rare". It ranks above 41.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 62 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Susano most popular?
The single biggest year for Susano was 1924, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Susano is about 63 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Susano in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 427 people with the name Susano, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,071 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 Susano 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 Susano?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Susano leans strongly male. 407 people counted with this name were male (96.4%), compared with 15 female bearers (3.6%). 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 Susano?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Susano is Hispanic at 92.3%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (6.3%) and Two or More Races (1.2%). 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 Susano most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Susano in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.3% (394 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 Susano in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Susano a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Susano in the SSA data are male. 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 Susano still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Susano 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 Susano 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 have the name Susano?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Susano, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.