Sueanna
Variant of the English "Susanna," a feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning "lily."
Name Census estimates that about 41 living Americans carry the first name Sueanna. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Sueanna today is around 39 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Sueanna births was 1965 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Sueanna. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Sueanna. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
41
~ 1 in 8,359,862 Americans
Peak year
1965
9 babies that year
Average age
39
years old
2010 SSA rank
#19,500
Tracked since 1965
Census
Sueanna in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 194 people with the first name Sueanna, which placed it at #39,126 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#39,126
National first-name rank
People counted
194
194 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
78.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sueanna
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sueanna is White at 78.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sueanna described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Sueanna at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White78.9% · 153
- Hispanic or Latino5.7% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.7% · 11
- Two or more races5.7% · 11
- Black or African American3.6% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Sueanna: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Sueanna from the 1960s through to the 2010s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 15 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1980s peak, Sueanna remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sueanna by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Sueanna during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Sueanna
The name Sueanna has its origins in the Anglo-Saxon culture, dating back to the 7th century AD. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "sūan" meaning "to sew" and "ana" meaning "alone" or "solitary." Therefore, the name Sueanna may have initially referred to a skilled seamstress or someone who often worked alone in sewing or textile-related tasks.
During the Anglo-Saxon period, the name Sueanna was primarily found in parts of modern-day England, particularly in the regions of Wessex and Mercia. It was not an uncommon name among the Anglo-Saxon population, although records from that time are limited.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Sueanna can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landholdings and population surveys commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The name appears in several entries, indicating its use among the Anglo-Saxon population at the time.
Over the centuries, the name Sueanna has been subject to various spellings and variations, including Sueanne, Sueana, and Sweanna. However, the original Anglo-Saxon spelling of Sueanna remained prevalent throughout medieval England.
Notable individuals who bore the name Sueanna include Sueanna of Mercia (c. 920 – 982), a noblewoman and landowner who played a significant role in the political affairs of the Kingdom of Mercia during the 10th century. Another prominent figure was Sueanna the Embroideress (c. 1050 – 1120), a renowned seamstress and textile artist whose intricate embroidery works adorned the robes of royalty and ecclesiastical officials.
In the 13th century, Sueanna of Wessex (c. 1215 – 1288) was a respected scholar and writer who contributed to the preservation of Anglo-Saxon literature and traditions. Sueanna the Scribe (c. 1280 – 1340) was a skilled calligrapher and copyist who worked on illuminated manuscripts in monastic scriptoriums.
Sueanna Woolsack (c. 1420 – 1498) was a notable figure in the English wool trade, known for her expertise in sheep husbandry and wool production. Her business acumen and entrepreneurial spirit helped establish England as a major wool exporter during the 15th century.
Despite its Anglo-Saxon roots, the name Sueanna has largely fallen out of common usage in modern times, although it has occasionally resurfaced as a unique and distinctive given name in certain regions.
People
Sueanna + last name combinations
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Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Sueanna: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sueanna?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 41 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Sueanna going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 8,359,862 US residents.
Is Sueanna a common name?
We classify Sueanna as "Very Rare". It ranks above 51.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 44 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Sueanna most popular?
The single biggest year for Sueanna was 1965, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Sueanna is about 39 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Sueanna in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 194 people with the name Sueanna, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,126 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Sueanna in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Sueanna?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Sueanna appears almost entirely female. Of the 198 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Sueanna?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Sueanna is White at 78.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (5.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (5.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Sueanna most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Sueanna in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.9% (153 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Sueanna in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Sueanna a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Sueanna in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Sueanna still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Sueanna in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Sueanna can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Sueanna?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Sueanna at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.