Susana

“Variant of Susanna — Lily; lotus flower” — Egyptian via Hebrew and Greek origin

Girl's name · #2254 in the US (2025) · 80s

Susana reached its best rank, #457, in 1976 and ranked #2254 in 2025. About 21,000 girls have carried it since 1881. Together with its spelling variants Susanna (#1181), Susannah (#2536), and Suzanna (#2813), Susana would rank around #689 with about 410 births last year — the newborns split about 48/20/17/15 across Susanna, Susana, Susannah, and Suzanna.

Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Susanas

Susana Martinez — American attorney and politician
Susana Giménez — Argentine actress and businesswoman
Susana Dosamantes — Mexican actress (1948-2022)
Susana González — Mexican actress
Susana Harp — Mexican singer and politician

In stories & tradition

Susana Distancia — character

What Susanas become

Among 693 notable people named Susana:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.33× more often than among typical names — e.g. Susana Marcos Celestino, Spanish scientist, physicist and physiologist.

Similar names: Suzanna · Katy · Susie · Rosanna · Larissa · Shoshana

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