Girl's name
Zuzanna
Say it zoo-ZAH-nuh
Hebrew origin lily
3 syllables
Where Zuzanna is loved, common and rare
Loved in Poland. Rare in Norway, the UK, Cologne and six more places.
1 in 2,429 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
Poland 2ndNorway 364thNorthern Ireland 397th
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Every place
In 12 of the 40 official lists, among them Poland (2nd), Norway (364th) and Northern Ireland (397th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 2nd 2025 | 3,881 | 1 in 31 |
| Norway | 364th 2025 | 8 | 1 in 2,724 |
| Northern Ireland | 397th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 2,429 |
| Cologne city | 419th 2023 | 2 | about 1 in 3,072 |
| Ireland | 718th 2025 | 4 | 1 in 5,282 |
| The Netherlands | 737th 2025 | 15 | about 1 in 4,068 |
| Scotland | 780th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 5,964 |
| England and Wales | 792nd 2025 | 46 | 1 in 5,506 |
| Berlin city | 937th 2023 | 2 | about 1 in 7,252 |
| Austria | 1305th 2025 | 2 | 1 in 17,861 |
| Italy | 2927th 2024 | 2 | 1 in 89,585 |
| France | 3366th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 57,359 |
Rare, below the listed names: Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Munich, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock, Sweden, Spain, Catalonia, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France). How we count, and every source
About the name
Zuzanna goes back ultimately to Hebrew and is a sister of the English Susan, so it carries the meaning 'lily'.
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It has three syllables, zoo-ZAH-nuh. Susan, Susanne, Suzanne and Susana are forms in other languages, and Zsuzsa and Zane are listed among its variants.
Zuzanna is the second most popular girls' name in Poland, and it appears far down the lists in Northern Ireland, Ireland, Scotland, Norway and the Netherlands. The French records place its peak in 2015, and it is now falling in slightly more places than it is rising.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- zoo-ZAH-nuh, 3 syllables
- Meaning
lily
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Other spellings
- Suzanne
- Susan
- Sanita
- Zane
- Zsuzsa
- Susana
- Susanne
- Susanna
- Zuzana
- Zsuzsanna
- Sue
- Suzan
- Susie
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1608. Ultimately from Hebrew. Cognate to English Susan.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 2 of 6 regions, falling in 4.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 171 | 189 | 201 | 236 | 298 | 354 | 468 | 558 | 686 | 792 |
| Scotland | 159 | 165 | 200 | 199 | 293 | 304 | 324 | 482 | 790 | 780 |
| Northern Ireland | 175 | 164 | 218 | 213 | 350 | 305 | 397 | |||
| Ireland | 144 | 145 | 128 | 180 | 197 | 209 | 284 | 364 | 631 | 718 |
| France | 2573 | 3622 | 2516 | 3634 | 3605 | 3608 | 3650 | 3366 | ||
| The Netherlands | 193 | 247 | 240 | 263 | 379 | 353 | 365 | 617 | 737 | |
| Austria | 390 | 465 | 522 | 541 | 529 | 670 | 660 | 644 | 1305 | |
| Berlin | 310 | 543 | 382 | 574 | 484 | 812 | 641 | 937 | ||
| Munich | 232 | |||||||||
| Rostock | 202 | 174 | 158 | |||||||
| Norway | 324 | 183 | 192 | 218 | 248 | 273 | 271 | 322 | 364 | 364 |
| Sweden | 577 | 506 | 589 | 988 | 887 | |||||
| Iceland | 99 | 104 | ||||||||
| Poland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
England and Wales, 1999 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 792 | 46 | 18.2 |
| 2024 | 686 | 55 | 21.3 |
| 2023 | 558 | 69 | 26.9 |
| 2022 | 468 | 90 | 34.2 |
| 2021 | 354 | 132 | 48.2 |
| 2020 | 298 | 156 | 58.1 |
| 2019 | 236 | 210 | 75.0 |
| 2018 | 201 | 258 | 89.5 |
| 2017 | 189 | 282 | 94.3 |
| 2016 | 171 | 327 | 106.5 |
| 2015 | 164 | 333 | 108.1 |
| 2014 | 168 | 326 | 106.3 |
| 2013 | 180 | 289 | 93.7 |
| 2012 | 185 | 280 | 86.9 |
| 2011 | 171 | 304 | 94.6 |
| 2010 | 177 | 298 | 92.8 |
| 2009 | 196 | 262 | 83.6 |
| 2008 | 192 | 275 | 87.1 |
| 2007 | 285 | 166 | 54.2 |
| 2006 | 456 | 85 | 28.4 |
| 2005 | 1243 | 19 | 6.6 |
| 2004 | 2278 | 8 | 2.8 |
| 2001 | 3262 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 1999 | 3900 | 3 | 1.1 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Zuzanna in France since 1925 were born in or after 2013. First recorded in 2002. Her peak year there: 2015, at 4.2 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Zuzanna per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 2015 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Zuzanna
1 in 36,183 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Zuzanna.
1 in 7,042 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Zuzanna.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Zuzanna.
1 in 134 in Scotland
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Zuzanna.
1 in 3,018 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Zuzanna.
1 in 1,243 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Zuzanna.
1 in 270 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Zuzanna.
1 in 5,964 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Zuzanna.
1 in 3,521 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Zuzanna.
Middle names for Zuzanna
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Zuzanna Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials ZC
Changes the beat after Zuzanna: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Zuzanna Sophie
3-2 beats · initials ZS
Changes the beat after Zuzanna: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Zuzanna Grace
3-1 beats · initials ZG
Changes the beat after Zuzanna: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Zuzanna Olivia
3-4 beats · initials ZO · Zuzanna slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Zuzanna: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables. Zuzanna slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Zuzanna Mia
3-2 beats · initials ZM
Changes the beat after Zuzanna: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Zuzanna Ruby
3-2 beats · initials ZR
Changes the beat after Zuzanna: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Zuzanna Rose
3-1 beats · initials ZR
Changes the beat after Zuzanna: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 173 in Northern Ireland
Zuzanna Nora
3-2 beats · initials ZN
Changes the beat after Zuzanna: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
Same style as Zuzanna
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
98% alike: moves with Zuzanna across countries and decades.
1 in 3,018 in Ireland
97% alike: moves with Zuzanna across countries and decades.
1 in 3,521 in Ireland
96% alike: moves with Zuzanna across countries and decades.
1 in 5,964 in Scotland
96% alike: moves with Zuzanna across countries and decades.
1 in 266 in Poland
94% alike: moves with Zuzanna across countries and decades.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Zuzanna across countries and decades.
1 in 2,236 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Zuzanna across countries and decades.
1 in 7,042 in Ireland
92% alike: moves with Zuzanna across countries and decades.
Famous people named Zuzanna
Zuzanna Ginczanka and Zuzanna Szadkowski.
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Polish writer 1917 to 1944
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American actress born 1978
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Zuzanna
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Zuzanna?
Her best rank is No. 2 in Poland in 2025, about 1 in 31 girls. She is in the published lists of 12 of our 40 regions.
What does Zuzanna mean?
Wiktionary glosses Zuzanna as "lily".
How do you pronounce Zuzanna?
zoo-ZAH-nuh, with 3 syllables.
Is Zuzanna getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 2 of 6 regions, falling in 4.
Which sister names go with Zuzanna?
The deck's top five sisters for Zuzanna: Ewa, Estera, Oliwia, Orla and Pola. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.