Susan is a distinctive choice, ranked #2254 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Susan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2254
US Rank #973
About the Name Susan
Susan has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 212 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #397 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Susan is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #973, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Susan
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Susan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Susan in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Susan has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 212 places in the last five years. Its peak was #397 in 1996. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Susan is more popular in the US (#973) than in the UK (#2254). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Susan include: Susan Smith — Susan Leigh Smith is an American woman who was convicted of murdering her two sons, three-year-old Michael and one-year-old Alexander, in 1994, by strapping...; Susan Faludi — Susan Charlotte Faludi is an American feminist, journalist, and author.; Susan Saint James — Susan Saint James is an American former actress..
Susan does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Susans in the wild.
12
UK babies named Susan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 212 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Susan
Likely around 1 other Susan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2020)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Susan
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Susan Leigh Smith is an American woman who was convicted of murdering her two sons, three-year-old Michael and one-year-old Alexander, in 1994, by strapping her children in their car seats, and rolling her car into John D. Long Lake in South Carolina.
Susan Charlotte Faludi is an American feminist, journalist, and author. She won a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism in 1991, for a report on the leveraged buyout of Safeway Stores, Inc., a report that the Pulitzer Prize committee commended for depicting the "human costs of high finance".
Susan Kathryn Lalic is an English chess player, holding both International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) titles. She is five-time British Women's Chess Champion: 1986, 1990–1992, and 1998.
Susan Heyward is an American actress who appears as Sister Sage in The Boys. She starred in the PlayStation Network original series Powers and HBO period drama Vinyl.
Susan Thompson Buffett was an American activist for the causes of civil rights, abortion rights and birth control, and the first wife of investor Warren Buffett. She was a director of Berkshire Hathaway, owning 2.2 percent of the company worth about $3 billion at the time of her death, making her the 153rd richest person in the world.
Susan Kilrain is an American aerospace engineer, United States Navy officer and retired NASA astronaut. She is the youngest person to pilot a Space Shuttle.
Susan Sullivan is an American actress known for her roles as Lenore Curtin Delaney on the NBC daytime soap opera Another World, as Lois Adams on the ABC sitcom It's a Living, as Maggie Gioberti Channing on the CBS primetime soap opera Falcon Crest, as Kitty Montgomery on the ABC sitcom Dharma & Greg, and as Martha Rodgers on Castle. She earned an Emmy nomination for Lead Actress for the role of Julie Farr in the 1978 series Julie Farr, M.D.
Susan Tedeschi is an American singer and guitarist. A multiple Grammy Award nominee, she is a member of the Tedeschi Trucks Band, a conglomeration of her band, her husband Derek Trucks' band, and other musicians.