Susanne

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 10 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Susanne is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Danish given name190K records spelled Susanne6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, United States

  Languages: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian Bokmål

  Also written Susanné

• Finnish given name33K records spelled Susanne4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, Sweden, United States, Hungary

  Languages: Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian

  Also written Susánné

• a separate given name32K records spelled Susanne2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden

  Also written Susanné

• Russian given name6.8K records spelled Susanne60 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Kazakhstan

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Polish

  Also written Сусанна, Сюзанна, Сусана, Сузанна, Сюзана

62 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Susanne is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, A female given name from German [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], variant of Susan.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Danish, a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Susan

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Swedish, Susanne (Suzanne) är den franska formen av → Susanna. Under 1900-talet har Susanne blivit en vanligare form än Susanna och under 1960-talet hörde namnet till de fem vanligaste bland nyfödda flickor i Sverige. Susan är en engelsk form. I den finlandssvenska almanackan 11 augusti.

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• In German, ) Susanna; Susann: seit dem

  as a name·DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 138 years between 1881–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Susanne Langerb. 1895USAmerican philosopher (1895–1985)
• Christiane Kubrickb. 1932DEnot in their usual nameGerman actress and painter (born 1932)
• Rotraut Susanne Bernerb. 1948DEGerman artist and illustrator (born 1948)
• Susan Blakesleeb. 1956USnot in their usual nameAmerican voice, stage and musical theatre actress
• Susanne Lotharb. 1960DEGerman actress (1960-2012)
• Nenab. 1960DEnot in their usual nameGerman singer and actress
• Susanne Bierb. 1960DKDanish film director (born 1960)
• Suzanna Riess-Passerb. 1961ATnot in their usual nameAustrian politician
• Susanne Georgib. 1976ADDanish singer
• Susanne Sundførb. 1986NONorwegian singer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 797 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Susanne?

We estimate roughly 117 thousand people bear Susanne (counting its spellings and scripts) across 8 countries in our records.

In which country does Susanne have the most bearers?

Susanne is most frequently recorded in Germany, where it is most often spelled susanne.

Where is Susanne most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Susanne is densest in Denmark — about 1 in 198 people — even though Germany holds more of our records for it.

How common is Susanne compared with other names?

In Germany, Susanne is the 50th most common given name of 154,506 given names recorded there.

Is Susanne a male or female name?

Susanne is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Susanne mean?

Recorded meaning: from Hebrew Shoshannah 'lily'; source of Heulsuse