Susanna
Susanna is a female given name: 99% of people named Susanna are women, and it is recorded as female in 19 of the 19 countries covered.
Susanna · Súsanna
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Armenia, United States, Finland
- Also spelled
- Súsanna
- US births since 1880
- 0 male / 18,602 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Susanna
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Susanna," in English, "Guten Tag Susanna," in German. Susanna is a female given name: about 99% of people named Susanna are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Susanna,
German
Guten Tag Susanna,
French
Bonjour Susanna,
Spanish
Estimado/a Susanna:
Chinese
Susanna您好：
Japanese
Susanna様
English
Hi Susanna,
German
Hi Susanna,
French
Salut Susanna,
Spanish
Hola Susanna,
Chinese
Susanna你好：
Japanese
Susannaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Finland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 19 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
0 male · 18,602 female · 18,602 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Susanna a male or female name?
Susanna is a female given name: 99% of people named Susanna are women, and it is recorded as female in 19 of the 19 countries covered.
How do I address Susanna in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Susanna," in English, "Guten Tag Susanna," in German. Susanna is a female given name: about 99% of people named Susanna are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Susanna a unisex name?
Susanna is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Susanna are men. Susanna leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Susanna a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/susanna (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_susanna,
title = {Is Susanna a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/susanna},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}