Suzzette
A feminine form of the French name Suzanne, meaning "lily flower".
Name Census estimates that about 519 living Americans carry the first name Suzzette. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Suzzette today is around 55 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Suzzette births was 1965 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Suzzette. 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.
People living today
519
~ 1 in 660,413 Americans
Peak year
1965
26 babies that year
Average age
55
years old
2010 SSA rank
#19,514
Tracked since 1946
Popularity
Suzzette: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Suzzette from the 1940s through to the 2010s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 202 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Suzzette 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 Suzzette during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Suzzettes live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Suzzette, while New York, Texas, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 17 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Suzzette
The given name Suzzette is a French feminine diminutive form of the name Suzanne, which in turn derives from the Hebrew name Shoshannah, meaning "lily" or "rose". It likely emerged in the 13th or 14th century during the Middle Ages across regions of what is now modern-day France.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Suzzette can be found in the 16th century French play "La Suzzette" by Pierre de Ronsard, a prominent Renaissance poet and member of the influential Pléiade literary group. This play helped popularize the name within France during that era.
In the 17th century, a notable figure named Suzzette Gontard lived in France from 1635 to 1695. She was a celebrated actress of the Comédie-Française theater company in Paris, renowned for her talents in comic roles.
Later, in the 18th century, Suzzette Lemaire (1737-1817) was a French dancer and choreographer who achieved fame performing at the Paris Opera and other prestigious venues across Europe during the Baroque period.
Moving into the 19th century, Suzzette Saillard (1813-1891) was a French novelist and playwright who published several works of romantic fiction popular in her era under the pen name Mme Charles Reybaud.
Another notable bearer of the name was Suzzette Douglas Beveridge (1879-1962), an American painter and illustrator active in the early 20th century. She is particularly remembered for her illustrations in children's books and magazines of the time.
These are just a few examples of historical figures who bore the given name Suzzette, originating from its French linguistic roots tracing back to the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods in Europe.
People
Suzzette + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Suzzette 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
Suzzette: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Suzzette?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 519 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Suzzette 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 660,413 US residents.
Is Suzzette a common name?
We classify Suzzette as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 631 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Suzzette most popular?
The single biggest year for Suzzette was 1965, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Suzzette is about 55 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Suzzette a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Suzzette 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.
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.