Susanne
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Hebrew. Variant of the biblical Susanna. First recorded in Sweden in 1878.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Susanne (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Susanne has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2007. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 30,380 |
| 2000 | 30,487 |
| 2001 | 30,586 |
| 2002 | 30,663 |
| 2003 | 30,932 |
| 2004 | 30,942 |
| 2005 | 30,756 |
| 2006 | 30,773 |
| 2007 | 30,761 |
| 2008 | 31,036 |
| 2009 | 31,012 |
| 2010 | 30,999 |
| 2011 | 30,974 |
| 2012 | 30,940 |
| 2013 | 30,878 |
| 2014 | 30,844 |
| 2015 | 30,775 |
| 2016 | 30,704 |
| 2017 | 30,635 |
| 2018 | 30,550 |
| 2019 | 30,462 |
| 2020 | 30,387 |
Susanne in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Susanne.Hi! My name is Susanne.
- Har du träffat Susanne? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Susanne? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Susanne i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Susanne this afternoon.
- Susannes mamma är lärare.Susanne's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Susannes mamma is Susanne's mum.
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Questions about Susanne
How do you pronounce Susanne in Swedish?
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What does the name Susanne mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Hebrew. Variant of the biblical Susanna. First recorded in Sweden in 1878.
How popular is Susanne in Sweden?
3 babies were named Susanne in 2022. In 2020, 30,387 people in Sweden had Susanne as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2007 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.