Susan name meaning

Gender: Girl

Usage: Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu, Arabic, English, Icelandic, Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: s(u)-san

Meaning: Lord Shiva, Holy and Desent, A Pretty Plant, Flower, Lily and Lotus

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What does Susan mean?
Variations of Susan
Nicknames for Susan
How popular is Susan?
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Similar Names to Susan
Famous People Named Susan
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What does Susan mean?

Trendy and Perennial unisex name Susan is mainly used in Icelandic, Telugu, Norwegian, Marathi, Gujarati, Greenlandic, English, Kannada, Arabic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Hindi and Malayalam, Susan means "Lord Shiva, Holy and Desent, A Pretty Plant, Flower, Lily or Lotus" has its origin in Hebrew and English.

Susan is variation of admired and ceaseless Suzanne. Suzanne is variation of well-liked and enduring Susanna. Of Hebrew origin, Well-Liked and Enduring Suzanne, Suzanne means "Form of Susan and Lily". Susan is a short form of Susanna.

Susanna is variant of popular, ceaseless and biblical Suzanne. Originated from Hebrew, Popular and Ceaseless Susanna, Susanna means "Rose, Anemone and Lily".. Susan is celebrated on August 11th.

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How do I pronounce Susan?

The two syllabled name Susan is pronounced, s(u)-san. soo-zin is another way(s) to say the name.

Variants of Susan

Shoshana, Sousanna, Suzanne, Susanna, Sanne, Susann, Suesan

Nicknames for Susan

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Names that rhyme with Susan

How popular is the name Susan?

Susan is an extremely popular in United States where over 1124198 new-borns have been given the name since 1880. At its zenith in 1957, 47393 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 2nd position.

Moreover, the moniker has been to the top 5 baby names 18 times Also, Susan was among the popular names in New South Wales. Since emerging in 1952 around 19178 babies have been given the moniker.

When at its peak in 1954, 1303 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 1st position. After 33 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts.

In addition to that, the moniker has been in the top 5 baby names 12 times

A common name in Ireland having over 8589 recievers in 55 years of usage.

Presently the moniker is on a rise, in 1968, 393 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 14th position. Also, Susan used to be a common name in Queensland, first appeared in 1960 and over 5749 babies have been given the name in 26 years.

At the peak of its usage in 1960,. After 26 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts. Also, Susan was a common name in Western Australia. Over 4671 babies have been named Susan since 1947.

At its zenith in 1952,. After 23 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts. In addition to that, the name has been in the top 5 baby names 19 times

Susan is a familiar baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 400 names.

In 1996, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 397 on girl names chart when 82 babies were given the name Susan. Over 789 babies in England and Wales have been named Susan.

The moniker is a unique baby name in France, it has been in use since 1947 and was able to reach the top 400 names. In 1956, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 360 on girl names chart when 49 babies were named Susan.

There are over 730 babies that have been given the name Susan in France.

Susan is a rare baby name in Belgium still in use today. However things change on global perspective, Susan is extremely popular in England where every 1 in 200 have the name as well as in, Kenya, Philippines, Uganda and Canada.

Also the baby name is popular in Iran, Nigeria, Sudan, Australia, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, South Africa, Zambia, Scotland, Malawi, Wales, Sierra Leone, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Iraq, Egypt, India, Germany, Ghana, Jordan, New Zealand, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mozambique, Peru, Cameroon, Palestine, Brazil, Northern Ireland, Syria, Rwanda, Chile and Tanzania.

As per our research, over 3840000 people has been named Susan globally.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018			1079	234
2017	12171	5	959	272
2016			921	296
2015			927	293
2014	12078	5	847	324

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Susan in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	5	47	5118	2272
	0	0	0	2234

Numerological aspects of Susan

You like to observe things and people. Sometimes you feel this emptiness inside that can't be fulfilled with anything you can think of. People enjoy your presence and go out with you just to hear you talk about inspirational stuff. The number 4 as your soul urge no symbolizes your need to put everything in order. The letter U as your vowel represents your cleverness and fascinating character.

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Aala - Commonly used in Arabic, Norwegian and Swedish unwonted, Aala bestowed upon baby girls, meaning of Aala is "Bounties"
Jamilah - Origin of Unwonted Jamilah is in English and Arabic, meaning of Jamilah is "Elegant, Beautiful or Graceful" which is used prevalently in Tamil, Arabic and Sindhi is a unisex name
Ahmar - Substantially used in Sindhi and Arabic outlandish, Ahmar is used as a baby boy name, meaning of Ahmar is "Immortal or Red"
Rima means Rhyme, Siddhi will Follow or Poetry used for girls has its origin in Arabic and Spanish is used mostly in Hindi and Kannada
Saadat - Saadat's meaning is Honour or Auspiciousness is commonly used in Sindhi, Sindhi and Arabic is a gender insensitive name

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Famous people named Susan

Susan Whelan, former Canadian Member of Parliament with the Liberal Party of Canada
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Susan Miller, Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer, Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords
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Susan Gardiner, former student at the University of British Columbia
Susan Brownmiller, American feminist journalist, author
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Susan Baird, Labour Party Councillor for the Braidfauld ward of the City of Glasgow
Susan Williams-Ellis, English pottery designer
Susan Lindquist, American professor of biology at MIT specializing
Susan R. Wolf, American moral philosopher and philosopher of action
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Susan Watts, She was science editor of the BBC's Newsnight programme
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Susan Stebbing, British philosopher
Susan B. Anthony, American social reformer and women's rights activist
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Susan Cooper, English author of children's books
Susan May Williams, American heiress and the wife of Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte
Susan Sarandon, American actress and activist
Susan Barrantes, mother of Sarah, Duchess of York
Susan Blackmore, British writer, lecturer, sceptic, broadcaster
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Susan Dey, retired American actress,
Susan Hayward, American actress and model
Susan Travers, Englishwoman
Susan Aglukark, Inuk musician whose blend of Inuit folk music traditions with country and pop songwriting has made her a major recording star