Holding steady.
Popularity of Suzi since 1933
Babies named Suzi per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1961, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Suzi's real moment was 1946.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 285 |
| 1950s | 274 |
| 1960s | 459 |
| 1970s | 162 |
| 1980s | 84 |
| 1990s | 48 |
| 2000s | 32 |
| 2010s | 37 |
| 2020s | 12 |
Meaning & origin
Suzi represents a mid-20th-century fashion for respelled nickname forms as given names. First recorded in U.S. data in 1933, it reached its peak in 1946, a post-war era when short, lively girls' names like Suzi, Cindy, and Patti were especially popular. Though it never entered the official top 1000, the name enjoyed a modest burst of use in the 1940s. By the 1960s, Suzi had become a rarity, and it has remained extremely uncommon. The trajectory is remarkably flat: no revival or substantial decline, just a low, stable presence through the decades. While the name lacks any documented top-state concentration, its charm lies in its retro, casual energy, much like its sibling spelling Susie.
Suzi is a playful spelling variant of Susie or Suzy, themselves pet forms of Susan and Susanna. These ultimately derive from the Hebrew name Shoshannah, meaning 'lily.' The spelling Suzi gained modest visibility in the mid-20th century, particularly in English-speaking countries as a given name in its own right rather than strictly a nickname.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Sue, Zuzu
Sibling names for Suzi
Names that share Suzi's style, for a brother or sister.
