Meaning of the nameSusi

Susi and Susy are feminine names, short forms of Susana (Susanna), which comes from Hebrew and means 'lily'.

Meaning

“diminutive form of Susana, 'lily'”

Source: Behind the Name: Susanna · Wiktionary: Susana

People (2022): 2,675
Rank in Brazil: #4,209
Median age: 43 years
2010 Census: 4,129; people

Susi in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Susi, 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 (867 people).

2,667 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 Susi is most common

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

São Paulo 0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
Goiás 0.002%
Pará 0.001%
Santa Catarina 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	1,091	0.003%
Rio Grande do Sul	231	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	192	0.001%
Paraná	143	0.001%
Minas Gerais	126	0.001%
Pará	113	0.001%
Goiás	112	0.002%
Santa Catarina	100	0.001%
Bahia	86	0.001%
Ceará	71	0.001%
Pernambuco	56	0.001%
Mato Grosso	45	0.001%
Amazonas	43	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	41	0.002%
Maranhão	32	0.001%
Sergipe	26	0.001%
Distrito Federal	24	0.001%
Piauí	23	0.001%
Espírito Santo	22	0.001%
Paraíba	17	0.000%
Rondônia	16	0.001%
Amapá	16	0.002%

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

About the name Susi

Behind the Name gives Susi as a German diminutive of Susanne, which it presents as the German and Scandinavian form of Susanna; Wiktionary also records Susi as a German diminutive of Susanne. Susy is, in Wiktionary, an English affectionate form of Susan and of close feminine names, and Behind the Name gives Susan as an English variant of Susanna. Susanna is the Greek form of Hebrew Shoshanna, which comes from shoshan, 'lily', according to Behind the Name; Wiktionary links Susana to Hebrew Šōšannā, 'rose or lily'. According to Behind the Name, Susanna appears in the Bible, in the New Testament and in the apocrypha of the Old Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,675 people named Susi and 1,842 named Susy. Both names are almost always female.

Spelling with a final I, the most recorded in the group; Behind the Name lists it as a German diminutive.

Other spellings of Susi

Spelling	People (2022)
Susi	2,675
Susy	1,842

Sources

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

Questions about the name Susi

What does the name Susi mean?

Susi means “diminutive form of Susana, 'lily'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Susi in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,675 people with the first name Susi, which ranks it number 4,209 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

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

Susi is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,667 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Susi?

Susi is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Susi most common?

Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Susi (1,091 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Susi?

Susy. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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