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Hate Susan and all the variants. It's dated, boring, and reminds me of dirty dish water. I don't know why--I don't think I've ever met a Susan I didn't like. Even Suzanne. It just conjures bad images. I very much doubt it's ever going to be the new Maddie.

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Susannah is the only one I can see getting semi-popular again. I know 3 in my age group.

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I much prefer Shoshana.

I like Susan a lot too. I wouldn't call it a classic, but it's a solidly historical name. It had five decades of intense use here though, so I don't see it coming back for a long while yet.

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Sue: my sister has always hated it so much that it's rubbed off on me a bit
Suellen: looks lumpy, & like it ought to be pronounced Swellen
Susannah: my sister's name (sans h)- it's all right, bit frilly for me
Susan: my favourite
Susie: not a fan
Suzanne: second favourite. I have lots of medieval ancestors called this & its use seems to have been more consistent than Susan - it's definitely more classic. I also like its archaic diminutives Suzon & Suzette

Susan is classic AND dated, imo. I could picture a resurgence in 20-25 years though something tells me Susanna / Susannah and Susanne / Suzanne might place higher on the charts.

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Sue -- one of my sister's mns; can't say I love it because it makes me think of litigation

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Suellen -- "Dallas" and someone who is rather down home and not too bright

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Susannah -- love it but prefer it sans the h

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Susan -- dated and not exciting

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Susie -- really cute though I'm not sure it's ready for a comeback at this point

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Suzanne -- like it but not as well as Susanna or even Susanne (not wild about the letter z)

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Overall fave: Susanna followed by Susannah then Susanne

I’m not a fan of Susan, but really like Susannah (and Shoshannah). Suzana is also quite common here and not that bad.

I think of it as retro, and on the upswing. Like you said, I think in a decade or two it'll become more popular. I like that it's plain and gives me this wholesome, spring-like vibe. I picture daisies and bows and Mary Janes and the color yellow.

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Sue- I dislike it. It's just a sound, not really a name to me.
Suellen- I don't like this one either. It's a little too "down home country" for my tastes.
Susannah- I like it. Probably my favorite, followed by Susan. I think Susannah is already making a little revival. I know a 1-year-old Susannah at the daycare I work at. We call her Susie and Susie-Q sometimes.
Susie- As a nickname, I think it's cute.
Suzanne- I dislike this. It's harsher in sound than the others and I dislike the emphasis on the second syllable.

Susan is strong, maybe a little elegant, definitely no-nonsense. I like it a lot. You could call it a classic; it is an old name that has been used for a long time by a wide range of parents. It's definitely not in with the timeless classics, however, like James or Elizabeth. Right now, poor Susan is dated. It will make a comeback someday, along with other mid-20th century names. I'm not sure when it will happen. Maybe 20 years, maybe longer. I'm ready now. I love 'em!

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Sue - I've never liked Sue. Very bland.

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Suellen - I don't like it as a given name, but I can get behind it as a nickname. Think of Suellen O'Hara, Scarlett's sister. She was a Susan Elinor. The character was unlikable, but I always liked the name.

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Susannah - I used to love it (spelled Susanna). Now it seems too long, too elaborated, too much. I just don't like many girls' names that end in A anymore. I'm tired of them, I guess. If there's a sleeker, more streamlined version of the name, one that ends in a consonant sound, that's the version I'm probably going to fall for. I'd push for either Suzanne or Susan before I'd consider using Susannah.

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Susan - My second favorite name here.

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Susie - I think it's an adorable nickname, but a lot of people hate it. I don't know if it could be the "new Maddie." Maddie seems like it started off basically well liked. It gave parents an additional incentive to use Madeline or Madison. I feel like I often see the fear of Susie (and especially Sue) given as a reason parents choose not to use a Susan- name. Time will tell.

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Suzanne - My favorite. I love it. It has everything good about Susan with a pinch more sophistication and sass.

I like Susannah best, with Susie as a nickname. Susan is okay but seems more dated than Susannah.

I don't think Susan will make a comeback. Susanna/Susannah maybe, but Susan is very dated. I haven't noticed Susie becoming a popular name or nickname but it wouldn't surprise me if it became trendy again. It has that cutesy quality that many parents seem to like nowadays (Lily, Sophie, Maddie etc.).

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I don't really like any "Sue" names. I'd say Susie is my favourite, or even just Sue. I don't care for the others at all.

I consider it a kind of combination of classic and 50's dated. I'm not sure if it's quite ready for a comback yet. I kind of put it in a limbo category with other "wartime sensible chic" names like Barbara, Martha, Deborah, Helen, Judith, Dorothy, Joan - stuff that is not quiiite yet in the "cool retro" category. Maybe in like ten years? Susie is iconically old fashioned enough that I think it could catch on in an ironic way. I could see a very posh, professional couple liking Susan for it's no-nonsense intelligence and Susie for its quaint simplicity.

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Suellen reminds me of pigs. Like, a lot. I don't know why. Maybe the "Sue-" beginning remind me of the "sooo-eeee" call for pigs?

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I'd have to say Susannah is my favourite that you have there, though I know it's maybe a bit overly precious. My absolute favourite, Suzette, was not listed. I just love the saucy poodle-puff of Suzette. I love that -zette part!

I really like Susan! It's grounded and unaffectedly sophisticated. However, the most immediate Susan in my life is not someone I particularly care for, so the name is kind of tainted for me (at least for now).

I kind of like Susan too! It's so warm and simple, it could really grow on me. It does feel pretty dated even though it should be a classic, I guess because it was SO popular for a short time. I don't think dated is necessarily a bad thing, though, and it won't last.
I love Susannah and Suzanne, Susannah's my favourite but Suzanne's close. Susannah's one of my favourite names right now and probably the one I'd be most likely to use. Susie is a little too sweet and Sue is just not appealing. Suellen is pretty bad, I just see 'sullen', and it's way too cutesy.

I'm not seeing Susie or Suzie becoming the new Maddie at all. I don't know where that came from.
I think Susannah is catching on a little bit with BTN types, but Suzanne is definitely not.

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Sue is cute and friendly.
Sue Ellen is pretty hillbilly sounding, even with the rich Sue Ellen on Dallas.
Susan is very pretty.
Susannah is okay but I like the elegant Suzanne better.
Susie is babyish.

This message was edited 2/12/2013, 6:58 AM

For me, Susan is dated and Suzanne is the classic. And I would definitely say that Suzanne is ready for a comeback.

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Sue - fine as a nickname
Suellen - Looks too weird to me, like it's missing something between the u and e
Susannah - I wouldn't choose those because of the song
Susan - too dated for my taste
Susie - great nickname
Suzanne - my favourite of the bunch