Susan is a distinctive choice, ranked #2440 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Susan in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2440
US Rank #973
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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 rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Susan in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #973, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Susan
Susan Faludi — Susan Charlotte Faludi is an American feminist, journalist, and author.
Susan Saint James — Susan Saint James is an American former actress.
Susan Lalic — Susan Kathryn Lalic is an English chess player, holding both International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) titles.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Susan
Unlikely. With around 11 UK babies named Susan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Susan in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Susan is declining: down 398 places since 2020, to #2,440 in 2025. It peaked at #397 in 1996.
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 Faludi and Susan Saint James. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
11
UK babies named Susan (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 398 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
Almost certainly the only Susan in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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 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.
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.