Susana vs Evelyn
How Susana and Evelyn compare across 146 years of US Social Security Administration baby-name records — popularity history, peak years, current rank, and which name overtook which.
Susana
Female · Spanish
Meaning: Lily Variant Of Hebrew Susannah. In The Apocryphal Book Of Tobit Susannah Courageously Defended Herself Against Wrongful Accusation. White Lilies Grew In The Biblical City Of Susa In Persia.
US Popularity History — Side-by-Side
Annual US births named Susana (girls) vs Evelyn (girls), from US Social Security Administration national records.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Names appearing fewer than 5 times per year are suppressed by SSA.
Quick Stats
| Metric | Susana | Evelyn |
|---|---|---|
| Peak year (most US births) | 2000 — 323 girls | 1921 — 14,278 girls |
| Peak rank | #717 | #12 |
| Most recent rank (2007) | #999 (267 births) | #8 (9,123 births) |
| Total US births since 1880 | 2,368 | 555,984 |
| Last 10 years (1998–2007) | 2,368 | 97,423 |
Peak comparison takeaway
At its all-time peak, Evelyn reached 14,278 US births in 1921 — 13,955 more than Susana's peak count.
Strongest States — Last 10 Years
States where each name ranked highest, from SSA's state-level dataset. Lower average rank = name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name list.
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Data & methodology
Source: US Social Security Administration national baby names dataset 1880–2025 (CC0 public domain). Names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a given year are suppressed by SSA. State-level coverage runs 1910–2025. Crossover detection compares annual birth counts (not ranks) for each year both names appear. Methodology: see full notes. More comparisons →