Baby name
STABLE
🇦🇷 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 Susan
/SOO · zun/
Meaning
“Lily”
Hebrew shoshana means 'lily', symbolizing purity and beauty in biblical and Islamic tradition; borne by martyr Saint Susanna.
Nicknames
sue · susie · suzy · suzan
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Susan dominated English-speaking countries 1950-1980 at number-1 to number-3, then dropped sharply as boomer generation completed.
The cultural moment.
United States peaked with Susan at number-1 1960-1968; rapid decline post-1980; now associated with Gen-X and perceived dated.