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Suzan

Suzan: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“lily”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
SOO-zan · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant spelling of Susan, from Hebrew Shoshan/Shoshannah through Greek and later European forms. Suzan is also used in Turkish alongside related forms such as Suzanne and Suzanne.

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How popular is Suzan?

20241.5 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Suzan in 20245

Peak year1955

Total US babies since 18809,081

Suzan is fading: recent use is about 55% of its level ten years before.

Names like Suzan

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Susanlily · Hebrew
  • Suelily · Hebrew
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew

Suzan questions

What does the name Suzan mean?

Suzan means "lily". It comes from Hebrew. Variant spelling of Susan, from Hebrew Shoshan/Shoshannah through Greek and later European forms. Suzan is also used in Turkish alongside related forms such as Suzanne and Suzanne.

Is Suzan a boy or girl name?

Suzan is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Suzan?

5 US babies were named Suzan in 2024. Its peak year was 1955.

How do you pronounce Suzan?

Suzan is usually pronounced SOO-zan.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.