Entry № 1188 · Hebrew origin

Susannah Susannah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ soo-ZAN-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Lily"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew)

A name that means "lily".

Susannah (שׁוֹשַׁנָּה) comes from the Hebrew shoshannah, meaning "lily." In the Old Testament Apocrypha, Susanna is the heroine wrongly accused by two elders and vindicated by the young Daniel.

Susannah peaked at #225 in the U.S. in 1985. Stephen Foster's 1848 song "Oh! Susanna" made the name an American standard.

Lily. The Apocrypha's vindicated heroine.

The name in its native script.

שׁוֹשַׁנָּה
Transliteration
Shoshannāh
Pronunciation
/ suːˈzæn.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Susannah stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 225 in 1985
Babies named Susannah · last year
142 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1880
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · №225 NOW · —

Susannahs before her.

Real people
Susannah Constantine
British fashion presenter.
born 1962
Susannah York
British actress.
1939 – 2011
In fiction
Susanna
Heroine of the Apocrypha.
Old Testament Apocrypha

Names connected to Susannah.

The number behind Susannah.

4

The Builder

Susannah reduces to four — the number of biblical vindication.

Why families chose this name.

"Lily in Hebrew. Eight letters. Susannah."
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