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Susannah

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

Girl's name · #2514 in the US (2025) · Retro

Susannah has appeared in US records since 1882 — best rank #740 (1882) · 7,784 babies named Susannah all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Susannahs

• Susannah York — English film, stage and television actress (1939–2011)
• Susannah Mushatt Jones — American supercentenarian (1899–2016)
• Susannah Harker — British actress
• Susannah Grant — American film director and screenwriter
• Susannah Townsend — English hockey player

In stories & tradition

• Susannah (Susanna) — Additions to Daniel · Susanna and the Elders
• Susannah Dean — The Dark Tower · The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
• Susannah Morrisey — fictional human

What Susannahs become

Among 111 notable people named Susannah:

Artists & writers appear 2.09× more often than among typical names — e.g. Susannah Constantine, British fashion designer and journalist.

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