Susan
femaleStatistical recordWhat official birth registration shows about Susan: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.
No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.
Pronunciation
Susan: Recorded since 1946, it reached #1 in 1954, and it stood at #2,440 in 2025.
among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025
How to read this chart
- A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
- Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
- A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #397 |
| 1997 | #527 |
| 1998 | #571 |
| 1999 | #529 |
| 2000 | #582 |
| 2001 | #612 |
| 2002 | #761 |
| 2003 | #844 |
| 2004 | #883 |
| 2005 | #951 |
| 2006 | #770 |
| 2007 | #836 |
| 2008 | #878 |
| 2009 | #865 |
| 2010 | #1257 |
| 2011 | #1043 |
| 2012 | #1130 |
| 2013 | #1433 |
| 2014 | #1882 |
| 2015 | #1601 |
| 2016 | #1525 |
| 2017 | #1512 |
| 2018 | #3518 |
| 2019 | #3151 |
| 2020 | #2042 |
| 2021 | #1692 |
| 2022 | #2058 |
| 2023 | #2504 |
| 2024 | #2253 |
| 2025 | #2440 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 57 of the 60 years from 1964 to 2023.
In 2023: #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2504 among girls in England and Wales.
Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1946–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Susan across 6 registrars
- Susan did not peak everywhere at once. It reached its best position in New South Wales, Australia in 1954 and in Republic of Ireland in 1968, 14 years later.
- Its last ten ranked years point in different directions: up in Republic of Ireland, down in England and Wales.
- The longest ranked record is in Norway, from 1946 to 2003.
#172 in 1961
#1 in 1954
#1 in 1955
#14 in 1968
#397 in 1996
#187 in 1998
Each panel runs 1946 to 2025, top of the panel is #1 on a log scale, with guide lines at #1 and #100. Filled dot: best rank. Open dot: latest rank. Read from 6 official registrars with at least 10 ranked years. Where a registrar publishes separate lists by sex, the better rank for each year is used. A 'meaningful' move is 10 or more places. Lists start in different years, so an earlier first year shows the list is older, not that the name arrived there first, and a best rank in the first years of a list is not compared as a peak. Ranks show position, and cannot show why a name moved.
| Registrar | Ranked years | Best rank | Latest rank | Ten years to latest rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1946–2003 | #172 (1961) | #570 (2003) | Down 22 |
| New South Wales, Australia | 1952–1985 | #1 (1954) | #96 (1985) | Down 60 |
| New Zealand | 1954–1984 | #1 (1955) | #86 (1984) | Down 42 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1964–2023 | #14 (1968) | #856 (2023) | Up 38 |
| England and Wales | 1996–2025 | #397 (1996) | #2440 (2025) | Down 839 |
| Northern Ireland | 1997–2017 | #187 (1998) | #432 (2017) | Down 19 |
Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #239 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1985
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1985).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Full data tableEvery published rank and count
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1946 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #1 in New Zealand in 1963.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | England and Wales | female | #2440 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | England and Wales | female | #2253 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | female | #2504 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | female | #2058 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | female | #1692 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | female | #2042 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | female | #3151 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | female | #3518 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | female | #1512 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | female | #1525 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | female | #1601 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | female | #1882 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | female | #1433 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | female | #1130 | 30 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | female | #1043 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | female | #1257 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | female | #865 | 39 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | female | #878 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | female | #836 | 38 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | female | #770 | 40 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | female | #951 | 28 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | female | #883 | 30 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | female | #844 | 31 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | female | #761 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | female | #612 | 42 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | female | #582 | 46 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | female | #529 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | female | #571 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | female | #527 | 50 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | female | #397 | 82 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #96 | 86 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1984 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #100 | 78 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1983 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #82 | 93 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1982 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #70 | 115 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1981 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #75 | 104 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1980 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #65 | 124 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1979 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #58 | 132 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1978 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #55 | 146 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1977 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #51 | 155 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1976 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #36 | 214 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1975 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #36 | 226 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1974 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #31 | 277 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1973 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #38 | 266 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1972 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #31 | 310 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1971 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #25 | 383 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1970 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #17 | 430 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1969 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #11 | 523 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1968 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #8 | 544 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1967 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #9 | 582 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1966 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #8 | 616 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1965 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #6 | 707 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1964 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #4 | 831 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1963 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #2 | 1,032 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1962 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #3 | 1,009 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1961 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #3 | 996 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1960 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #2 | 1,026 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1959 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #2 | 1,089 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1958 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #2 | 1,131 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1957 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #2 | 1,083 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1956 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #2 | 1,165 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1955 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #1 | 1,303 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1954 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #1 | 1,175 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1953 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #2 | 1,188 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1952 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #2 | 1,170 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1984 | New Zealand | female | #86 | 59 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | New Zealand | female | #92 | 55 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | New Zealand | female | #77 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | New Zealand | female | #64 | 76 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | New Zealand | female | #50 | 97 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | New Zealand | female | #48 | 98 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | New Zealand | female | #47 | 109 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | New Zealand | female | #38 | 133 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | New Zealand | female | #39 | 139 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | New Zealand | female | #44 | 135 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | New Zealand | female | #28 | 196 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | New Zealand | female | #25 | 217 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | New Zealand | female | #17 | 273 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | New Zealand | female | #19 | 266 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | New Zealand | female | #11 | 347 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | New Zealand | female | #11 | 365 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | New Zealand | female | #5 | 430 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | New Zealand | female | #4 | 492 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | New Zealand | female | #2 | 506 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | New Zealand | female | #2 | 596 | High | Verified |
| 1963 | New Zealand | female | #1 | 741 | High | Verified |
| 1962 | New Zealand | female | #1 | 729 | High | Verified |
| 1961 | New Zealand | female | #1 | 768 | High | Verified |
| 1960 | New Zealand | female | #1 | 848 | High | Verified |
| 1959 | New Zealand | female | #1 | 889 | High | Verified |
| 1958 | New Zealand | female | #1 | 915 | High | Verified |
| 1957 | New Zealand | female | #2 | 813 | High | Verified |
| 1956 | New Zealand | female | #1 | 851 | High | Verified |
| 1955 | New Zealand | female | #1 | 743 | High | Verified |
| 1954 | New Zealand | female | #2 | 735 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Northern Ireland | female | #432 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland | female | #444 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Northern Ireland | female | #311 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Northern Ireland | female | #413 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland | female | #332 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Northern Ireland | female | #226 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Northern Ireland | female | #212 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Northern Ireland | female | #331 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Northern Ireland | female | #339 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Northern Ireland | female | #293 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Northern Ireland | female | #282 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland | female | #227 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Northern Ireland | female | #187 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Northern Ireland | female | #204 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Norway | female | #570 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Norway | female | #527 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Norway | female | #587 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Norway | female | #481 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Norway | female | #363 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Norway | female | #599 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Norway | female | #457 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Norway | female | #548 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Norway | female | #523 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Norway | female | #332 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Norway | female | #401 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Norway | female | #693 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Norway | female | #463 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Norway | female | #506 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Norway | female | #261 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Norway | female | #269 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Norway | female | #449 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Norway | female | #373 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Norway | female | #604 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Norway | female | #416 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Norway | female | #355 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Norway | female | #259 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Norway | female | #255 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Norway | female | #260 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Norway | female | #288 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Norway | female | #250 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Norway | female | #219 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Norway | female | #317 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Norway | female | #278 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Norway | female | #282 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Norway | female | #214 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Norway | female | #246 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Norway | female | #211 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Norway | female | #227 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Norway | female | #203 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Norway | female | #319 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Norway | female | #196 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 1963 | Norway | female | #219 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1962 | Norway | female | #212 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1961 | Norway | female | #172 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 1960 | Norway | female | #261 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1959 | Norway | female | #225 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 1958 | Norway | female | #232 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1957 | Norway | female | #234 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1956 | Norway | female | #217 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 1955 | Norway | female | #338 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1954 | Norway | female | #294 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1953 | Norway | female | #413 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1952 | Norway | female | #279 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1951 | Norway | female | #313 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1947 | Norway | female | #282 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1946 | Norway | female | #239 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland | female | #856 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland | female | #661 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | female | #621 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | female | #568 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | female | #585 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | female | #896 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | female | #584 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | female | #894 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | female | #612 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | female | #437 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | female | #293 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | female | #488 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | female | #597 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | female | #326 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | female | #303 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | female | #232 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | female | #272 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | female | #174 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | female | #218 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | female | #196 | 19 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | female | #227 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | female | #149 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | female | #173 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | female | #155 | 31 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | female | #99 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | female | #114 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | female | #88 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | female | #92 | 64 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | female | #74 | 85 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | female | #81 | 82 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland | female | #69 | 99 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Republic of Ireland | female | #52 | 130 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Republic of Ireland | female | #46 | 149 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Republic of Ireland | female | #41 | 169 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Republic of Ireland | female | #33 | 206 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland | female | #37 | 205 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Republic of Ireland | female | #30 | 244 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Republic of Ireland | female | #29 | 258 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Republic of Ireland | female | #27 | 307 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Republic of Ireland | female | #30 | 304 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Republic of Ireland | female | #29 | 335 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Republic of Ireland | female | #28 | 332 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Republic of Ireland | female | #25 | 343 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Republic of Ireland | female | #19 | 360 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Republic of Ireland | female | #20 | 371 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Republic of Ireland | female | #20 | 359 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Republic of Ireland | female | #18 | 383 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Republic of Ireland | female | #24 | 322 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Republic of Ireland | female | #21 | 320 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Republic of Ireland | female | #23 | 335 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Republic of Ireland | female | #19 | 325 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Republic of Ireland | female | #17 | 366 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Republic of Ireland | female | #14 | 393 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Republic of Ireland | female | #15 | 368 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Republic of Ireland | female | #21 | 302 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Republic of Ireland | female | #18 | 319 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Republic of Ireland | female | #22 | 303 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.
Where Susan is officially recorded
6 official registrars have recorded Susan, between 1946 and 2025, in 77 of those 80 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.
| Registrar | Recorded | Years | Its own highest position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 1946–2003 | 52 | #172 in 1961 |
| New South Wales, Australia | 1952–1985 | 34 | #1 in 1954 |
| New Zealand | 1954–1984 | 30 | #1 in 1955 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1964–2023 | 57 | #14 in 1968 |
| England and Wales | 1996–2025 | 30 | #397 in 1996 |
| Northern Ireland | 1997–2017 | 14 | #187 in 1998 |
Its high point came 44 years earlier in New South Wales, Australia (1954) than in Northern Ireland (1998).
No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1947; it appears again in 1951.
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What is known about Susan
How to read this- How often it is registered
- Official record
- 6 official registrars, 1946–2025.
- Meaning
- Not established
- Not researched yet.
- Origin
- Not established
- Not researched yet.
- Pronunciation
- Reported
- A recorded pronunciation is available.
A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.
Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1946 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #1 in New Zealand in 1963. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.