Raewyn vs Suzanne
Raewyn 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.
New Zealand · Girls
In 1971, Raewyn was ranked #95 and Suzanne #34 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Raewyn was ranked #5785 and Suzanne #1834 among girls in England and Wales.
Raewyn and Suzanne over time
Raewyn and Suzanne appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Suzanne held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Raewyn in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Raewyn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Suzanne 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
New Zealand · Girls18 shared years, 1954–1971
Raewyn held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Suzanne in 18.
Highest recorded here: Raewyn #25 in 1955, Suzanne #22 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1971: Raewyn #95, Suzanne #34.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Raewyn | 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5785 (2016) | England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Raewyn has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Suzanne.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NZ.
How each name got here
Raewyn
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #30 among girls in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1971
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1971).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent1971
Most recently recorded at #95 among girls in New Zealand, in 1971.
New Zealand · 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