Suzan

Where Suzan comes from

The dictionaries list Suzan as a given name — a female given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 1898
    First appearance
    #1,700 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1913
    Suzan Kahramaner born
    Turkish mathematician
  3. 1955
    Peak, #397
    484 babies named Suzan — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1961
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #660.
  5. 1962
    Suzan DelBene born
    American politician
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Suzan Kahramaner · Turkish mathematician, 1913–2006
  • Suzan DelBene · American politician, born 1962
  • Suzan Lamens · Dutch tennis player, born 1999
  • Suzan Anbeh · German actress, born 1970
  • Suzan Ball · actress, 1934–1955

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.