Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Susan
Endangered
Down 99.5% from peak
Peak era
1955
Peak births
47,418
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Boomer
1880Peak 19552025
Quick answers about Susan
How many people are named Susan?
An estimated 838,838 living Americans are named Susan.
How rare is Susan?
Susan is uncommon among babies today, with 222 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.5% from its 1955 peak.
How old is the typical Susan?
The median age of a living American named Susan is approximately 68 years, with most bearers falling between 61 and 73 years old.
Is Susan still popular?
No. Susan is endangered as a baby name, down 99.5% from its 1955 peak with 222 births in 2025.
Where is Susan most common?
Susan has its strongest geographic signal in Pennsylvania, where it appeared 4.4× more often than the national baseline in the 2020s.
Peak year
1955
Decline from peak
99.5%
2025
222
All-time
1,123,481
Where it lives now
Susan is most concentrated in Pennsylvania — about 4.4× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Susan is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.