Meaning of the nameSusan

Susan is a feminine name, the English form of Susanna, which comes from the Hebrew shoshanna and means 'lily'.

Meaning

“lily”

Source: Wiktionary: Susan · Behind the Name: Susanna

People (2022): 3,456
Rank in Brazil: #3,530
Median age: 34 years
2010 Census: 3,536; people

Susan in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Susan, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (1,162 people).

3,443 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Susan is most common

States with the highest share of people named Susan in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Santa Catarina 0.005%
Paraná 0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
São Paulo 0.002%
Pará 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,069	0.002%
Santa Catarina	362	0.005%
Paraná	337	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	321	0.003%
Rio de Janeiro	246	0.002%
Minas Gerais	202	0.001%
Pará	129	0.002%
Pernambuco	95	0.001%
Goiás	84	0.001%
Bahia	79	0.001%
Amazonas	72	0.002%
Distrito Federal	67	0.002%
Mato Grosso	66	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	49	0.002%
Ceará	37	0.000%
Maranhão	37	0.001%
Sergipe	37	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	24	0.001%
Espírito Santo	23	0.001%
Alagoas	21	0.001%
Piauí	19	0.001%
Paraíba	17	0.000%
Rondônia	17	0.001%
Roraima	17	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Susan

Wiktionary lists Susan as the English form of the biblical name Susanna, from Biblical Hebrew shoshanna, 'lily', and Behind the Name explains Susanna from the Hebrew shoshan, 'lily', noting that the remote etymology is uncertain. In Portuguese, the corresponding form is Susana, or Suzana. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,456 people named Susan, with a median age of 34; the name is almost always female and, proportionally, is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

Wiktionary: Susan · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Susanna · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Susan · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Susana · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Susan

What does the name Susan mean?

Susan means “lily”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Susan in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,456 people with the first name Susan, which ranks it number 3,530 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Susan a boy's or a girl's name?

Susan is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 3,443 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Susan?

Susan is a name of Hebrew and English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Susan most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.005% of the state's population is named Susan (362 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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