Susane
A feminine name derived from the Hebrew name Shoshana, meaning "lily" or "rose".
Name Census estimates that about 113 living Americans carry the first name Susane. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Susane today is around 61 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Susane births was 1957 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Susane. 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.
People living today
113
~ 1 in 3,033,224 Americans
Peak year
1957
11 babies that year
Average age
61
years old
1989 SSA rank
#14,291
Tracked since 1944
Census
Susane in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 470 people with the first name Susane, which placed it at #21,552 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
#21,552
National first-name rank
People counted
470
470 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
65.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Susane
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Susane is White at 65.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (16.4%) and Black (8.7%). 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 Susane 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 Susane at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White65.3% · 307
- Hispanic or Latino16.4% · 77
- Black or African American8.7% · 41
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.0% · 28
- Two or more races3.2% · 15
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 2
Popularity
Susane: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Susane from the 1940s through to the 1980s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 46 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1950s peak, Susane remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Susane 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 Susane 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 Susane
The name Susane is a variant spelling of the ancient Hebrew name Shoshana, which means "rose" or "lily". It originated from the Semitic root word "shsh" meaning "lily". The name first appeared in the Old Testament book of Song of Songs, where the bridegroom refers to his lover as "Shoshana" or "rose of Sharon".
Susane was a popular name among early Christian communities in the Middle East and Europe during the Byzantine era. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name is Saint Susanne, a 3rd-century Christian martyr from Rome who was beheaded during the Diocletian Persecution.
In the 6th century, the name Susane gained prominence in France, where it was the name of a Merovingian princess and abbess, Susane of Soissons (580-637). She founded the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Soissons and is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church.
During the Middle Ages, the name Susane was particularly popular in Germany and the Low Countries. One notable figure was Susane von Dessau (1472-1521), a German noblewoman and one of the first women to embrace the Protestant Reformation.
In England, the name Susane was occasionally used as an anglicized form of the Hebrew name Shoshana. One example is Susane Falkner (1605-1668), an English writer and translator who produced one of the earliest English translations of the Bible.
Another notable bearer of the name Susane was Susane Ruddervoorde (1550-1628), a Flemish painter and one of the first female artists to achieve recognition and success in the Low Countries during the Dutch Golden Age.
While the name Susane fell out of favor in many parts of Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries, it remained in use in some regions, particularly in Germany and the Netherlands. One example is Susane Engelmann (1816-1894), a German educator and author who wrote several influential works on early childhood education.
People
Susane + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Susane as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Susane: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Susane?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 113 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Susane 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 3,033,224 US residents.
Is Susane a common name?
We classify Susane as "Very Rare". It ranks above 66.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 151 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Susane most popular?
The single biggest year for Susane was 1957, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Susane is about 61 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Susane in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 470 people with the name Susane, or 0.16 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #21,552 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 Susane 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 Susane?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Susane appears almost entirely female. Of the 462 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 Susane?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Susane is White at 65.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (16.4%) and Black (8.7%). 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 Susane most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Susane in the 2020 Census, accounting for 65.3% (307 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 Susane in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Susane a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Susane 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 Susane still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Susane 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 Susane 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 share the name Susane?
Want to know how many Americans are named Susane? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.