Meaning of the nameSusana
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Su-sa-na
- Biblical name
Susana is a feminine name of Hebrew origin, from šōšannā, which Wiktionary translates as 'rose or lily'.
- People (2022)
- 19,882
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,073
- Median age
- 41 years
- 2010 Census
- 23,436
- people
Susana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Susana, 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 (5,472 people).
19,803 women 79 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 Susana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Susana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.028%
- Santa Catarina 0.022%
- Paraná 0.014%
- Distrito Federal 0.013%
- Piauí 0.012%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,556 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 3,062 | 0.028% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,675 | 0.022% |
| Paraná | 1,595 | 0.014% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,442 | 0.009% |
| Minas Gerais | 967 | 0.005% |
| Bahia | 836 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 703 | 0.010% |
| Maranhão | 620 | 0.009% |
| Pernambuco | 591 | 0.007% |
| Ceará | 564 | 0.006% |
| Pará | 550 | 0.007% |
| Piauí | 383 | 0.012% |
| Distrito Federal | 372 | 0.013% |
| Mato Grosso | 285 | 0.008% |
| Paraíba | 273 | 0.007% |
| Amazonas | 231 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 195 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 172 | 0.005% |
| Espírito Santo | 141 | 0.004% |
| Sergipe | 134 | 0.006% |
| Tocantins | 129 | 0.009% |
| Alagoas | 125 | 0.004% |
| Rondônia | 112 | 0.007% |
| Roraima | 79 | 0.012% |
| Amapá | 47 | 0.006% |
| Acre | 43 | 0.005% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Susana
Wiktionary derives Susana from Biblical Hebrew šōšannā, 'rose or lily', which in turn comes from an Egyptian word. Behind the Name gives Susana as the Spanish and Portuguese form of Susanna, from Greek Sousanna, from shoshan, 'lily', a word that in Modern Hebrew also means 'rose'. In the Bible, it is the name of the woman falsely accused in the story of Susanna, in the apocryphal books of the Old Testament, and of a follower of Jesus in the New Testament. Behind the Name records Suzana as the Brazilian spelling. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 19,882 people named Susana, with a median age of 41. The name is almost always female, peaked among people born in the 1980s and, proportionally, is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Susana · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Susanna · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Susana · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Susana
What does the name Susana mean?
Susana means “lily or rose”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Susana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 19,882 people with the first name Susana, which ranks it number 1,073 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Susana a boy's or a girl's name?
Susana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 19,803 women and 79 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Susana?
Susana is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Susana most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.028% of the state's population is named Susana (3,062 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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