Susan Anthony
There are approximately 145 people named Susan Anthony living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,363,823 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Susan with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Anthony. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
145
1 in 2,363,823
Named Susan
779K
Alive today
Named Anthony
64K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 779K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1955
Average age: 66
Estimated bearers: 64K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #618
Per 100K: 18.68
Top ancestry: White (59.8%)
First name trend
Susan: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Susan. The peak year was 1955 with 47,484 births. The average person named Susan today is 66 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Anthony surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Anthony, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 59.8%.
- White59.8%
- Black or African American31.9%
- Hispanic or Latino3.8%
- Two or more races2.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Susan has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2271% of the US population, based on 778,536 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Anthony appears at a rate of 18.68 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0187%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 145 people with the full name Susan Anthony. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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Other people named Susan
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FAQ
Susan Anthony: questions and answers
How many people are named Susan Anthony?
We estimate approximately 145 people in the United States share the full name Susan Anthony. That works out to about 1 in 2,363,823 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2271%) with the surname frequency (18.68 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Susan Anthony?
We classify Susan Anthony as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,363,823 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Susan a male or female name?
Susan is predominantly female. Out of 1,125,774 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Susan profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.