Miah vs Suzanne

Miah and Suzannecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Miah was ranked #568 and Suzanne #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Miah was ranked #2253 and Suzanne #3015 among girls in England and Wales.

Miah and Suzanne over time

Miah and Suzanne appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Suzanne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Miah in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Miah held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Suzanne in 5.
Highest recorded here: Miah #583 in 2011, Suzanne #364 in 1996.
The order changed in 2006: Miah moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #890 and #745; by 2006 that had become #869 and #1585.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Miah #2253, Suzanne #3015.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2004–2018
Miah held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Suzanne in 5.
Highest recorded here: Miah #371 in 2012, Suzanne #348 in 2007.
The order changed in 2017: Miah moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #747 and #587; by 2017 that had become #579 and #873.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Miah #568, Suzanne #734.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Suzanne

Pairs where Suzanne shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Alice vs Suzanne
In 1964 they stood at #57 and #67 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2018 they were #33 and #734.
Alice · Suzanne · 52 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking
Suzanne vs Jane
In 1964 they stood at #67 and #59 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2018 they were #734 and #162.
Suzanne · Jane · 52 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking
Claire vs Suzanne
In 1964 they stood at #75 and #67 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2018 they were #228 and #734.
Claire · Suzanne · 52 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking
Suzanne vs Olive
In 1964 they stood at #67 and #72 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2018 they were #734 and #361.
Suzanne · Olive · 48 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Miah, Suzanne
Field	Miah	Suzanne
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded
Syllables	1	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Miah has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Suzanne.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Miah

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1522 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2007–2023
Highest recorded position: #268 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2007–2023).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Suzanne

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1982
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1982).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls