Susannah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning lily; grace.
Susannah by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Susannah. In the US, 80 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 152 babies in 1975, making it a 1970s name.
Names that come from Susannah
Forms of Susannah in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Zannahlily; a form of Susannah9 in the US (2017)
- Shoshannahlily; a form of Susannah6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Susannah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Susannalily, graceful lily156 in the US (2017)
- Suzannahgraceful lily; variant of Susanna14 in the US (2017)
- Savannahgrassy plain; treeless plain5,231 in the US (2017)
- Susanalily; grace112 in the US (2017)
- Suzannalily; a form of Susanna63 in the US (2017)
- Susannelily; grace; a form of Susanna8 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean grace
Like Susannah, each of these has grace in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Gracegrace, favour1,309 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milagracious, dear1,014 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hannahgrace, favour5,878 in the US (2017)
- Annagrace or favor4,528 in the US (2017)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- GiannaGod is gracious3,188 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a lily
Like Susannah, each of these has a lily in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Lillianlily; purity6,139 in the US (2017)
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lilianalily; purity2,747 in the US (2017)
- Lillylily flower; variant of Lily382 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lillianalily; pure flower; a form of Lillian1,108 in the US (2017)
- Lilianlily flower; form of Lily506 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Susannah
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