Susan

I think this is another one of those dated names that deserves a comeback. It has a pretty nice sound and I think it fits all ages.

This name sounds nice. I would name my future child this.

Why does it have the word sus in it?

Reckless, yet restrained. Free-willed, yet close-minded. Unafraid, yet cowardly. Intelligent, yet dull to converse with. Grave, yet jovial. Bold, yet reserved. Beautiful, yet conventional to the point of devastating normalcy. Talented in many areas, yet not superb in any one specific field. Susan. That—right there—is Susan. A living oxymoron. Juxtaposition personified. Susan. Susan. Susan.

I don't like this name, nor will I ever. Sorry, but this is just my opinion. If your name is Susan, I would never judge you though. I've always found Susans kind and adventurous.

My name is Susan, as a child I didn't like the name. For being a popular name at the time there were only 3 of us in grade school with the name Susan.
As I got into college more of us materialized. The name grew on me. I had 2 friends whose names were Susan, we were born on the same date of November 8 but a year apart, 1955, 1956 and 1957. We had fun with that.
Now I've met quite a few Susan's. I do like the name now.

I love being a Susan. I tried Suzy, Suzy Q, Susannah, and Sue but they didn’t fit. Suz (Sus) is a great nickname. Susan might not be as popular as it used to be but it’s a very serviceable and wonderful name. I know my mom really liked it. I do worry that it might go the way of Karen.

It's one of those names that became too popular for a couple of decades, and then disappeared, so it may sound dated, for being associated with a particular decade, but it's a nice name. If I was a Susan, I'd consider myself named after St. Susanna, since Susan is a shorter version of her name. I like the sound of both.

My middle name is Susan, and I love it so much. My first name is Chuka. I am a poet and an artist, and I use Chuka for my first name when I'm being creative. But to myself, my family, and close friends, I am Susan. Yes, I am a grandma. Just became a grandma this week for the first time! Everyone ages eventually. If you have a young-sounding name such as Jessica or Emily, one day these names will sound like grandmother names. It's important not to be ageist and to appreciate names of older people.

It's an ok name but Susanna and Susanne are cool nicknames!

This name matches great with Richard, so it’s Richard and Susan.

It's a very cute and wonderful name :)

Kind of dated, but very pretty!

I consider Susan a nice name. True, is is not exciting or exotic, but it has an unusual, natural and wholesome sound. Susan is a richly historical name which has roots in ancient Egypt and Persia, and has itself been in use in the Western world since the late 1700s and has variations in many other languages. It is certainly not a "50/60's name" despite having a brief popularity boom during that time.

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Susan is suitable for a wide variety of girls and women. It isn't overly cutesy so works well for an academic or professional who wants to be taken seriously, but also isn't so clunky or outdated it can't be carried by a younger, more bubbly type of personality. I think it's really cute on a young girl and will be easy to grow up with. It can easily be embellished or shortened to make many lovely nicknames, including Susie, Susy, Suzy, Su Su, Sukie, Suzette, Sunny and Suellen, and can be tailored to suit the bearer's personality.

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On a personal note, my sister is a Susan. She is 18, a blue-eyed blonde with very long hair, a ballerina who loves books, traveling and working with animals. She is beautiful, gentle and selfless, so that is what I picture when I see a Susan. Other Susans I've met have been 65+, usually sweet and grandmotherly, though serious and focused on what matters to them. Overall I have a good impression of the name.

Atrocious name. Sounds awful, and looks peculiar at best. I know I sound harsh here, but this name is very poor. Maybe Suzanne or Susannah if you REALLY want something similar with this name.

Maybe Suzanne or Suzette? :)

This is one of those soccer mom names.

I've NEVER liked this name. It has a harsh tone to it, and it's simply ugly.

I think that Susan is a REALLY pretty name. It is one of my family member's names and it is such a pretty name. When I hear Susan I think of an older person but I think it really depends on their personality. I don't really like Suzanna though or the Susan spelled with a z. I don't know why, I just like Susan better.

Somehow feels like something missing in this name. Suzanne or Suzanna sounds more interesting, somehow more complete. Well, not bad name, but nothing much great.

This is a wonderful name! It is a bit dated, but it is very cute and elegant nontheless. It isn't too popular, and it works with almost any age. It can work on almost any girl as well, outgoing, introverted, sporty, bookworm, etc. This would definitely be on my top-ten if I ever was going to have a baby girl.

Too girlish.

A family name starting back in 1850 with Susan R. She didn't use it for any of her daughters but one of her daughters did. Susan E. Had Susan I, who had Susan T. Who had Susan K. The last four all go by or went by their middle name. I guess none of them really liked Susan enough to go by their first name. Susan K. is a young lady and hasn't started a family yet so we'll have to wait to see if she carries on the tradition.

When I think of this name, I picture a pale red headed woman.

My name is Susan and I'm 13 years old. I have a twin sister named Helen. We both love our names and couldn't see any other name on ourselves.
Susan is a great name. Sure, it's a bit old fashioned, but aren't all names? People are allowed to like whatever name they like. If some people like Susan, they can use it. Susan is a wonderful name. If someone likes the names Jar, Bolt, and Boomquifa, they can use whatever the Hell they want to.
My nicknames are Susie and Sus "Soo-s" I love those nicknames. Whenever people see me, they say "You look like a "Susan"."
I have Blonde curly hair, blue eyes, pale skin, and I'm a bit skinny. My sister Helen is the opposite. She has brown wavy hair, green eyes, and she can tan, lol.
There is no stereotypical Susan.
Susan is a great name and if you want to name your baby Susan, then go ahead. Susan is a beautiful name.

Keep it in the 60’s PLEASE.

This is another "Karen" name.

Susan is like a cool, refreshing, glass of water to all those other names like Jayden. I love it. Susan is fun to write, say, and it just looks and sounds pretty.
If Susan is a "'Karen' name", I'm okay with that because Karen is also a wonderful name.
I love the name Susanna, and I love Susan. Both are such cool names.

Very ugly. I can’t imagine a little girl with this name.

Susan is an ugly name... I don't know why people like it.

My name is Susan, and it seems like everyone else of my age (50s) is also called Susan/ Sue. The other 2 Susans in my class at school were called Sue, so I got stuck with Susan, but I think now that Susan is classier (if a little bit boring). I would have preferred Susanna, but maybe I'd have disliked that too if it was my name. My partner likes the name Sue as he had a dog with that name as a child :D

I like this waaaaaaaaaay better than Susie or Suzie or Suzy or anything like that.

Susan is such a gross name it reminds me of the girl from Narnia.

Beautiful name, now it's even prettier that it's not common anymore. Can see it on a businesswoman but also on a little girl. I prefer Susanna, but this variation is also pretty. Suzy is also a very cute nickname.

Horrible ugly name from the 1950s/60s that appeared from nowhere then disappeared just as fast. Hopefully, it will vanish without trace.

As with the name Susie, I really like this name. It works well throughout all the stages of life (a person can be called Susie as a child and Susan when she is an adult) and it works well with all kinds of girls, ranging from cute to cool. I highly recommend it!

I have always liked this name. It's on the short list as a name for my daughter. I associate the name with a confident, straightforward woman with high standards -- guess it just happens that all the Susans I've met fit this bill. I don't think I've ever met a stupid person named Susan, though I'm sure they exist. On the possible downside: it's not a very feminine name, maybe too serious, maybe (now that I'm reading the comments here) dated? (though I always thought of it as timeless).

Just another okay but plain Jane kind of name.

I quite like my name, thanks. Suz is my preferred nickname. I love that it’s an ancient name with a simple and beautiful (but neutral) meaning and that it doesn't end with a vowel. There are so many examples of strong, independent Susans that possess the rare but powerful ability to combine excellence in both logic and creativity - who are truly change agents. I’ve heard it's also the most common name in rock and roll (along with its variations).

Susie as a nickname sounds too babyish and this name is rather boring. Susan is not a terrible name, it’s a meh name.

I've never liked this name. It's boring and just kind of dowdy. And the nickname Susie is just blah. I'm glad that it doesn't seem to be popular or common at all these days.

My name personally is Susan, I could never quite get the meaning of my name; "Lilly of the valley"; but, it is quite shocking to me to have such a name with so little meaning behind it. When someone calls me by my name, I always imagine the way it sounds, not how it's pronounced, but how the name sounds "personificated", "dull", and the opposite of "able-bodied". It sounds more like an elderly name to me, but I always visualize an Indian, Bohemo, and a psychic woman named Susan. Because the name sounds fit for "wise", symbolic for an owl. The main reason why I don't seem interested in my own name, because I've never met another Susan my age like me.

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I've met a few elderlies with the name. Don't get me wrong you'd seem surprised.

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Most of those elderlies are successful loners, who went through so much in their life when they were younger, by watching their siblings/or someone else make mistakes as their learning experience not to do something to its extremes.(?)

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I'm saying this, because personally I'm 17, and very mature for my age, despite being introverted and laid back. I've never had any friends before, it's a pain in the arse because I've dealt with problems with my sisters making mistakes, I've sat back and learned from their experience, although I've not encountered experiences yet. But, I don't wish to make mistakes in my waking life. So yes, I'm a loner and I'll probably be an old loner someday, but it doesn't bother me as long as I'm successful!

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Even though my name is Susan it doesn't mean I'm shy. It's the result of not wanting to meet other people in your own area, if half of them are snobs.

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There's so many people out there with my name Susan, but with so little time in a small world. There's hardly any Susan's I know.

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There's times where I want to change my name because then IF someone hears, "My name is Susan" they all look at me with some sort of reaction. Say I changed my name to Helena, Someone wouldn't react as much. Because Helena sounds so pretty. Like when I say "react", I mean give you funny or blank facial expressions right after introducing yourself. "My name is Susan-- people would look at me with shock, because the name is out of style or sounds dull, but most of all it's a friendly name, so you have some folks that aren't friendly and those are most likely to give you those funky looks. There's no telling why that is, they say once given a name, your personality is chosen. But people are rude anyway! If your name is Susan, rock that name!

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So here's another interesting impression that makes me wonder, there's a lot of other Susan's out there with my name, they all seem just like me, but they're different. What's so shocking is, I see many doctors, writers, artists, and scientists with the name Susan, because it's an intellectual name. I find it interesting! I'm an artist and a writer, but I'm planning on publishing some of my works and paintings as soon as I get out of school, I've heard that many other Susans have that same aspect. I'm also pretty smart with science and some say I should be a doctor or a scientist.

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But there's one problem. What I don't like about the name "Susan" is... it's just too innocent, although the name is mature, it also has its childish wittiness to it. Like too much imagination, even for an adult "imagination" just seems out of its league, you're thinking so much that it distracts you from your job(etc.) Or you tend to talk too much sometimes, it puts you nowhere; like you're stuck in between a parallel universe that seems like there's no change. If you're a talker, but quiet in public, but talkative at home or somewhere with close relatives or friends, sometimes you distract yourself or them which sometimes either may end your friendship, get you fired, or other negative aspects the name seems to bring. It's almost like unluckiness. I've been the same since childhood, but I've been more mature while having a childish side to me. That's the point I've come across on being stuck in the middle of wanting to change, but you feel like you've accomplished enough about yourself, which is annoying. I've had a teacher named Susan in third grade, and she gave me a Jewelry box she had crafted when she was younger, I remember her since childhood. A couple times I've run into her in grocery stores. She's the same Susan I've known since third grade shockingly, she just aged and retired. That's one of the examples on feeling "stuck".

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But the positive aspect of it, imagination helps with meditation. It's very hard to explain on that input, but by my experiences with my name Susan, I'll be thinking of something fictional, rather than worrying about my grades, which gets rather annoying. A teacher of mine would yell, "Susan!" Which makes the whole class look at me especially when they hear my name being called forwardly, it just sounds like the teacher is teasing me as if I were child-like. Sometimes people would call me "Sue" to pull me out of my thoughts, for a way to grab my attention in a teasingly gesture. Especially my parents unfortunately.

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I hate being called that. When I'm in public places, I'm so quiet and insecure, very private and soft-spoken. I tend to speak too fast naturally, which is annoying because I have to repeat myself a few times.

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Most of all, the name Susan is just plain and simple. It makes me feel like I'm a plain Jane, I even dress like it because it's natural to me. It's like "style of fashion" just seems too time consuming, but there are times where I dress feminine because I feel like a walking yinyang because of how neutralized the name Susan brings for a masculine/feminine female. But it's not a name for a boy, because it sounds more feminine for a masculine figured female, that is very strong-willed and can fight if angered enough. Lol.

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I wish the name Susan would just stay out of style, it's good to be unique, but it's not a good name to be called by if I were to be married, I wouldn't want someone to seductively say my name because it sounds plain, try practice saying it like that once, you'll laugh and be surprised of how "blunt" it comes out either way of pronouncing it.

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If I desired to change my name or had to pick what I'd rather go by... My middle name is Marie, so I'd rather go by Marie, but the name Marie also matches the name "Susan" except "Marie" sounds more feminine. But I like the name Susan or Susanna, like the biblical character Susanna.

I was born in 1955 and went to school with several Susans, including my best friend Susan Fischer, the nicest, most popular girl in kindergarten, first grade, and on up. My name, however is Suzanne. But I've gone through life having people call me "Susan" (or worse "Sue"). People continue to misspell my nickname "Susie"; it's SuZy. With a Z, like the ZZZZZZZZ in SuZanne. You'll note that the Anne at the end is pronounced 'ANNE' not 'UN'. But people can't see, read, or hear, apparently. And it's only getting worse. Because people. LOL.

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In spite of this lifetime annoyance you'd think I'd dislike the name Susan but no, I've always liked it. To me it's a sunny name. Sun-kissed Susan. You will find all the the Susans on the beach. Well, it contains the sound "sun". Also there is the flower, the Black-eyed Susan, a sunny, yellow flower with a warm brown center.

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Susan may be a dated name but aren't they all? I'm sorry that the 40-year-old poster dislikes her name so much. BUT there were plenty of other names that died out after the Baby Boomer generation, for example Linda, Nancy, Debbie, Connie, Cindy, Sandy, Jane; even Mary for the most part. Just about everything except Katharine and Elizabeth. Even Sarah kind of died out there for awhile. So it's not just Susan. Just saying.

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In my generation the old-fashioned names were Lilian, Blanche, Gladys, Betty, Thelma, Clara, Jean, Hannah, and the like. My grandmother was named Hannah Matilda. I've always loved the name Clara, and it's made a come-back. Heck, so did Hannah. Maybe Susan will too.

I’m nearly 40, and I am the only person I’ve ever known in my age group named Susan. Even friend of friends. When people say it reminds them of someone older, we’re talking 70 years old not 40. Just to be clear.
Is there any other name that spiked in popularity (like Susan in the 50’s) only to be completely discarded by the next generation?! I can’t think of one. Weird.
I’ve always hated my name. It doesn’t suit me. It’s dated, but without the cutesy antique factor. I don’t like the way it sounds. It’s not even bland like Sarah, which would at least be neutral. I should have just changed it when I was in high school, but I didn’t want to seem “affected” like some of the others girls who were changing their names. I’m glad other people have positive associations with this name. I hope my kids feel that way too, but those positive associations probably won’t translate to others. Just don’t name your newborn Susan. Trust me. It’s not a name they will cherish. Please let this one die.

It sounds very old ladyish to me, like a grandma. But maybe not that old, maybe around a 40 year old woman? I love Susannah though.

It cries out 'boring' for me.

I don't mind Susan as an adult, though I wanted to change my name as a child - I sometimes felt like a number. There were three of us in the same grade through primary school, and a couple ahead of us a year or so. The early 60s was riddled with the name Susan. I ended up with Susan (yay), as for the other two along side of me, one was Sue, and the other one was Susie. My name was given to me as a memorial to my mom's best friend who mis-carried her Susan a couple years prior. In researching my lineage - there might have been a Susan as a nick name, and not sure of any real Susan before me in my own family.

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I can't stand being addressed as Sue. This single syllable name just doesn't seem to carry much lilt, music, or convey much emotion. You might as well call me key, bolt, lock, or pen.

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My chosen nickname is Susie, probably from my childhood happy memories with my dad. Work is always Susan.

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And finally... it took me 42 years to figure this one out... sUSAn how cool is THAT!
USA - my country right in the middle of my very own name.

I'm a Susan, born in 1963 so I went to elementary school with a couple of Susans. I always loved my name and my mom made sure I knew my name wasn't Sue or Susie (not that there's anything wrong with those names, they just weren't mine). The Susans I knew were funny, kind, smart, and well loved so I never had any bad experiences with a Susan that was unpleasant. After graduating high school I only knew one new Susan and she was awesome. It's nice having a name not everyone has and it would be cool to have it come around again in my lifetime. Thank you to the Susan who posted last and pointed out the USA in Susan! I love it and am proud to be born and raised here!

I love this name because it is my mother's name. It has fallen out of popularity over the past few decades, but it could make a comeback in the near future as some of the older names from the early 20th century have.

My name is Susan, and I've always liked it. There is this TV show, Call the Midwife, about midwives in the early 1960s. I love this show! In one episode a woman gave birth to a baby who had deformed arms and legs--she was very sad and upset, of course. She decided to name her baby Susan because, she said, her daughter would have a difficult enough life already. She reasoned that Susan was a simple name that everyone knows. I thought that was amusing. Susan is a "you can't go wrong" kind of name, like Laura or Elizabeth.

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The name is smart, assertive, and feminine. Someday Jennifer, Ashley, Emily, Olivia, etc. Will be old lady names and Susan will make a comeback!

It kinda sounds oldish and mature.

I was born in 1957, and my name is Susan. I was named after the song, "Wake up Little Susie, Wake Up." I went by the name Susie until I moved to a new high school in my Junior year, when I changed to Susan. Only my immediate family and my husband's family calls me Susie. My father used to call me Sue to irritate me, which I didn't like. Funny thing, my boss calls me "Q" sometimes. I like my name, and would like to see it come back in style.

My middle name is Susan. I turn 30 next year and go by my middle name. As a child my family called me by my first (Jo) and middle name combined. My mother's mother nearly named my mother my two names but named her Jo Karen instead. I never much liked the combination for myself, but it was my name. I prefer Susan over Susanah or other derivatives such as Susie, but I don't mind Suz (Sūz).
In public, I'm serious and keep to myself. In private, I'm fun and easy going. I'm structured, yet creative. I always have a craft I'm working on and a plan of action for my goals. (Sculptures, painting, writing, crocheting, gardening, etc. I have many hobbies :)) I love to joke and laugh, but I cannot stand obnoxious people.
Some day when I have children, I plan to give them JS initials, as my husband and I have the same initials. :) Married 11 years this month.

Although many might considered this name to be dated and more fitting on an older woman, I actually think Susan is quite cute and could work on a younger person. Susan with the nickname Susie or even Ann\Anne or Annie.
Susan is much, much better than yucky "Sue" in my opinion.

I don't like the spelling. I like Suzanne, Suzann, or even Susanne. Some nicknames are Sue, Suzy, Ann, Annie and Zani (The last three letters... kind of... maybe...?) anyway, with any variations I still don't particularly like it but have grown to because of the author of The Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins.

My mom's name :) I love this name not only because of her, but because I think it's pretty and simple.

Susan is a nice girl's name (I wouldn't call a boy Susan). I also like Sue and Suzie. I don't know many Susan's over the age of 40 so it might be going out of fashion, but I hope it returns to popularity.

My name is Susan, born in 1960. I grew up in the Seattle area, and there were so many Susans in my school that we all had to agree to be given nicknames. Otherwise the faculty, other kids, and parents were likely to be confused. Names were doled out like Susie, Sue (which my family called me), Suze, and so forth. The name that fell to me was Sue J. (an abbreviation of my first name and initial of my surname). "Sue J." when combined with my three letter monogram (SEJ) quickly became "Sage" or "Sager". That's what I was called, only because there were SO many Susans it was impossible to deal with the situation without letting a wide range of nicknames/alternative names to be used. One of my classmates who was also named Susan got her name shortened to Sue R. Her nickname, sadly enough, became "Sewer". That was how bad it was to be named Susan in the western US in the early 60s. There were dozens and dozens of us at my grade school. It felt like a burden, a devaluation, and we all felt kind of demoted to "generic" status. It wasn't good. There were far more Susans than Marys, even! I had three Susans at my grade school bus stop! I always felt just awful about having this name.

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The sound of it was also very unappealing. It's a "clunky" name, that has no music, no rhythm, no "spark". I never liked it. And I still don't.

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As an adult in my early professional career, in the UK, I was called "Susan" as it was considered more dignified than "Sue" or "Susie". I just accepted it, although I didn't like it. When I eventually moved to Asia in 1995, the version of my name that people here gravitated toward was simply "Susi". It is a name that's well-known and rather common in parts of Asia. So I accepted that version of my name, and I've been very happy with it ever since.

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However, to be perfectly honest, I wish I'd been given a more beautiful name from the beginning. One from my family, perhaps, or one that simply came as an inspiration to my parents. I'm still sad that a beautiful old family name wasn't chosen. Women's names in my family tree include: Storm, Evelyn, Elizabeth, Augusta, Helen, and many more. But nobody in my family was ever named "Susan" until I was. Bummer.

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BTW, my father wanted me to be named Heather. That would have been immeasurably better than Susan. But my mother prevailed, and "Susan" was inscribed on my Birth Certificate. (*sigh*)

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My favorite name for a girl is Charlotte. I'd have been a fine Charlotte. Oh well... you have to work with the material that you're given. I do my best.

Susan is one of the prettiest names. I'm pregnant with my second child and planning to name her Susan. I favour the name Susan.

My name is Susan and I am 14 years old and I am the only young person that I know of with that name. All the people I have meant named Susan are all really old. I think that it sounds nice though, and I like being original.

I really don't like how this name sounds. I have never met anybody under the age of 40 named Susan, and although they exist, I don't really think it suits any other age group.

My parents named me after a nurse that helped my mother give birth. They liked how her name sounded.

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Personally, I don't think the name "Susan" suits me. I find it kinda plain. I've met other Susan's and to be honest, they're quite plain and average looking. Most of them are old women who are in their 40s. But to be fair, I've met one really pretty young girl named Susan. Not to mention me; I'm very attractive! Hahaha! It's a great business name though.

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I get called other variations of Susan. For example, Susie, Susanna, Sue, and some other stuff. I don't hate my name but it's pretty meh. If I could change my name, I would choose Natalie or Maria. Those names would suit me better.

I am Susan and have always liked my name. When I was little I was given a children's book called "I'm Suzy" and was thrilled that the pretty little girl had my name too. My Mum sometimes calls me Susie, two special friends call me Susie and Susie Q. Here is some advice... never assume a Susan wants to be called Sue, especially when she has been introduced as Susan. I find that very irritating as it has never been my name but equally find it awkward correcting people. I don't know why. I am simply not a Sue and feel better for saying that here.

My name is Susan and I love my name... I honestly do not like Suzanne, Susanna, etc.. I do not like being called Sue or Suzi... Susan is a professional name. Yes, I also have a middle name that goes great with my first name Susan Rene'e (accent over the e). I would love to see my name come back and I am in my early 40's and I was the only Susan in my class which was nice. I now work with at least 10 Susan's. I am also called Sues and I do like that.

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Oh, don't forget a very famous person whose name was Susan --Susan B Anthony.

My sweet daughter, who just turned 11, is named Susan. She is named in memory of my mother, Susan, who died 13 years ago. My mother, in turn, was also named after her father's mother, Susan. About 5 years ago, we met another child named Susan and just this summer there was a child in my daughter's cabin at sleepaway camp named Susan. The girls couldn't believe it when they met each other. My mother was never called by a nickname and 99% of our friends/acquaintances call my daughter Susan. A few of her closest friends call her Susie and she had a teacher who called her Susie Q, which she absolutely loved.

My name is Susan. I love my name. I do not like Suzy or Suzanne. I would really like to see Susan gain in popularity again. It is a pretty name and works well in business or informally as well.

This is my actual first name. I was born in 1965 so when I was a child/teenager this was a very common name for my peer group. This was an inconvenience! I now have a better appreciation of the name since it is short, familiar and easy to spell!

I was born in 1981 and growing up there were quite a few other Susans. Definitely don't see it as much now. I really dislike the nicknames Susie or Susie-Q. A few family members call me Suz which I don't mind as much.

I was born in 1959 and my name was a very popular name back then. Our school was full of Susans and Debbies it seemed. As a result, I really didn't care for my name and shortened it to Sue when I got older. I received my share of Susie Q's and Lazy Susan's from my parents when I refused to clean my room. Lol I know many people today who think Susan is a pretty name, but I think of it as overly common and rather bland. It is not a name I would have chosen for myself.

Susan is a cute name for a young girl. It sounds quite sweet, natural and down-to-earth. The longer forms aren't near as pretty in my opinion: Susannah and so on are just hopelessly old-fashioned and not in a lovely, antique way. Just don't ruin this name by reducing it to Sooz. The best nickname I've ever heard for it is Sunny, on a child. :)

I was born in '63 and only knew three other Susans growing up. One was a year younger, and the other two were a couple of years older. I love my name although I DID try to get creative with the spelling when I was a pre-teen. There have only been two people to call me Suzy on a regular basis, and one former co-worker tended to call me Sue. That's my mom's name though, so that's not usually an issue.

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I now have a student on my dance line named Susan. She is a lot like me, only a much better artist! I can't speak for all Susans, but the two of us are compassionate, giving, and creative people and natural leaders.

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Personally, I love my name!

I think Suzanne sounds prettier than Susan. For someone named Susan I'd think Susie sounds prettier than the full name.

I'm actually the youngest person I know with "Susan" as a name (I'm 17). Although I like to make jokes with my friends about how old fashioned it is, I do rather like it. It's refreshing in some ways to have a name that isn't shared by five or so other girls that I know. I also find its variants pretty interesting; my mother jokingly calls me "Zusca" on occasion. So yeah, as a young-ish person with this name, it's very likeable.

This name has quite a warm and friendly feel to it, especially with the z sound in the middle.

Everyone I've ever known well, who had any form of the name Susan, was a very structured, left-brained person who really liked rules and control in some way. I see this also in how "realistic" and "unimaginative" the character Susan Pevensie is in the Narnia books. This is probably why I've never really liked this name - even though in isolation, Susan doesn't strike me as a name that would have to be like that.

I think the name Susan is ok. It's classic, but not really pretty.

I like the name Susan it sounds soft but striking at the same time, Susan is quite a common name for adults, the reason I think that is because I know a lot of Susans. But what I find is no young girls are called Susan... It would be nice to hear "my new baby, she is called Susan".

My mother's name is Susan and so is my best friend's mother and also about a million other people I know. Most older. I'm not really fond of this name, it's too plain for me. And also too popular.

I absolutely hate Susannah/Suzanne etc. But Susan is one of my favourite names. If I were called Susan, I wouldn't want it to be shortened to something hideous like Susie or Suzie though.

Susan is just too boring and not pretty sounding, I don't know how it is more popular than the name Suzanne.

I think Susan works for any age. I normally don't like names that are common and simple but this is an exception.

My mom's name is Susan. I don't think it sounds like a kid name though. I don't think I'd want to grow up with the name Susan.

Susan is my middle name. It's pretty, but very house-wife sounding to me.

The name was quite overused in the 50s and 60s, my mother meets someone with her name wherever she goes, but I think it could be time for a comeback. It is simple yet pretty and the nicknames "Susie" and "Sue" allow for a lot of versatile use.

This name seems quite old fashioned, but youthful at the same time. At least it's not a hideous elderly name, like Bertha or Gertrude.

People often mispronounce my name, Susanne, as "Susan." That's why I don't particularly care for it.

My name is Susan so that's probably why I LOVE this name ;)

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I think it's a great name to grow up with. Much more versatile than popular names like the cutesy Kayley. Susan can be cute with the nickname Suzy, yet still be professional when needed.

I was named after Susan Hayward who was my mom's favorite actress. I didn't like my name when I was younger, but eventually grew into it. Now I love my name. Susie is okay, but Sue doesn't work at all: fingernails on a chalkboard.

I'm a Susan who was born late in '79. So I was the only Susan 99% of the time which was nice. I haven't always been the biggest fan of my name and I don't think I would have chosen it for myself, however it could be much worse! I've always been a "Suzi~Q", and I hate Susie and absolutely refuse to answer to Sue! I use the Q for all the cute initial things like keychains and such. Anyway, overall I like my name and I love the lily or lily of the valley meaning. :)

It's my name and I've never liked it. What makes it worse is that my last names starts with a Q. Therefore I was always teased and called Susie Q. Please if you are reading this don't name your daughter Susan.

I really just don't like this name. It might relate to the fact that I knew a Susan in elementary school I didn't like much, but I don't think that's all of it. I like Susannah, and additionally the originally Hebrew Shoshahnah are so much lovelier.

Second sister's name is Susan, and to me it's always made me think smart, and quiet, but it might be because that's the sister's personality.

Well, my name is Susan and I have always liked it. I have been nicknamed Susie, SuzyQ, and at times people call me Sue. Which I don't care for. It seems like it is usually people in the business world who call me Sue. All I can say I like my name. : ) I did not know that many people hated it.

I love it! If I ever have a little girl, I will name her Susan and call her Susie when she is little.

Susan is nice, it sounds soft, subtle and demure.

Susan is a great name of strong will and beauty. My wife, Susan, is such a woman. They are egoistic and great self-conscious people in regard to their societal position, always wanting to be on top, but they are loving and kind. It's a great name to name a cute little girl. She will grow to be a respectable record for all her life.

I was born in '81 and have always enjoyed being nearly the only Susan in all my schools. My family called me Susie and I changed to the German spelling of Susi in high school. The lily-of-the-valley is a beautiful flower and I love the meaning of my name.

I have to agree with some of the others, it would be nice to see this name used again. It is a very pretty name.

It sounds ok to me, though I like Susanna way better. Susan does have a nice meaning (it means 'lily'). But it has always reminded me of Susan Pevensie from the Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe and I think it fitted her because it gives me an impression of an unsure, insecure yet somewhat cynical person. I used to know a girl named Susan who was shy and quiet but very studious and smart and they would call her 'Shy Susan' or 'Smarty-Susie' which I thought was ridiculous but 'Shy Susan' sounded more suitable and I never associated the name with her. In my opinion, I associate it with someone who is either pretty but unsure, doubting or cynical.

Susan is a cute name. You can easily grow up with this name.

I think it is a beautiful name. I don't like Susanna as much, Susan is just fine.

My name is Susan. As a child Susie'Q, now Sue or Susan. Growing up I did not like my name. I guess it has grown on me, or I have mellowed. Remember New Orleans, my birthplace, my home! Have a really great day!

I think it is a very beautiful name. My favourite teacher at school's first name is Susan. She is the kindest, most caring, and beautiful, person I've ever met! I think more people should be called susan, and be just as kind, too!
Susannah, no I don't like the longer version, Susan is better!

My name is Susan (no middle name), which is better than the alternative, Betty Jo (and it wasn't even in the 60's so I can't blame that on drugs!). If I were naming myself I would prefer Suzanne Michelle, sounds so much more elegant.

Those close to me call me Susie, the informal version of Susan. However, in the business world, Susan works quite well. :)

It's really weird, my most favorite name is Susannah, but I do not like Susan at all. Suzanne and Susanne are fine, but not Susan.

This name makes me think of a small, mystical, striking child with baby-fine curls in her hair. I'm an artist, so I tend to insert more imaginative detail. :)

Susan is one of those names that was once popular, but is uncommon now. I think it would be great to see the name Susan on a young girl!

I have nothing against this name, but I don't think that it sounds very pretty. Its longer version, Susanna, sounds much prettier to me.