| Susannah | Shifra | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Lily | Beautiful |
| Origin | hebrew | hebrew |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | soo-ZAN-uh | SHIF-rah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1975 (152) | 2025 (68) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Susannah | Shifra |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 371 | 291 |
| 2010s | 831 | 425 |
| 2000s | 953 | 361 |
| 1990s | 1,242 | 248 |
| 1980s | 1,226 | 207 |
| 1970s | 1,422 | 123 |
| 1960s | 758 | 33 |
| 1950s | 320 | 17 |
| 1940s | 253 | 5 |
| 1930s | 137 | 5 |
| 1920s | 99 | 0 |
| 1910s | 74 | 0 |
| 1900s | 33 | 0 |
| 1890s | 31 | 0 |
| 1880s | 34 | 0 |
From Hebrew 'shoshannah', from 'shoshan' meaning 'lily' (in modern Hebrew the same word can mean 'rose'). Reaches English via Greek 'Sousanna'. The original biblical sense is 'lily'.
From Hebrew Shifrah, from the root sh-p-r meaning 'to be beautiful/fair, to please'. Borne by one of the midwives in Exodus; traditionally glossed 'beautiful'.
Susannah and Shifra are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Susannah means Lily (hebrew origin), while Shifra means Beautiful (hebrew origin).
In US records, Susannah first appears in 0 and Shifra in 0, so Susannah has the longer recorded history.