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I like Susan. I think it's simple and charmingly retro. It reminds me of bright yellow flowers, and girls in Mary Jane shoes.

I know a Susanna and a bunch of Suzannes, but not one Susan. I like it a lot- it's less classic than Sarah, but I know what you mean about a similar feel.

My sister is a Susan from that generation of Sarahs. I think only Melissa and Melissa from Sunday school/ confirmation were the only girls in the group whose name didn't start with an S. It's a good name.

It's okay. It can look cute and mature at the same time and I think that it should have a comeback but it's not really my style.

I was almost a Susan so I think about it sometimes. I think Susie/Suzie is an adorable nickname, but I don't really like Susan itself so much.

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Susannah I adore, but it's a different story.

It's my mother's middle name and she's never liked it, but I think it's pretty and due a revival. I'd love to see / hear of a little Susan.

I love Susan! I think it's a beautiful, gentle name that needs to be revived. I don't really see it as similar to Sarah. Sarah seems more commonplace and it lacks the pretty factor Susan has.

I think it's pretty too. It was probably as overused as Sarah in its time, but it's definitely uncommon now.
I like Suzanne even more.

True, Susan was a couple generations ago (maybe more). It's probably most linked to people in their 50s and 60s right now.

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I happen to really like the name Susan. I know many, so wouldn't use it IRL, but it's a pretty and solid choice.

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To be honest, I love that it is simple compared to Susannah or Suzette, etc... but I also like that it lends to retro nicknames like Susie or Zanie.

Susan is nice but very dated to me. OTOH, Susanna / Susannah, Suzanne or even Suzette have that snap to them that Susan lacks, imo. Sarah / Sara, while boring, doesn't seem dated. It just keeps plugging on, generation after generation.

It was overused in a previous generation so it's dated now. I halfway like it, but its datedness plus the fact that I far prefer Susannah would keep me from ever using it.

I find it pretty bland and lacking in any kind of pizazz.

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I like Susannah, Suzanne and Suzette, though.

Very nice, clean, classic but not overused name.

I like Susan, it doesn't feel dated to me and I like the nicknames you can use for it. However, Susan is the variant of this name I like the least. I saw you don't like Susanna, I won't suggest that. But how about Suzan, Suzanne, Shoshana, Shoshan? But Susan's perfectly fine as well.

I like Susan. It has neatness about it - sort of a midcentury tidy sleekness like Carol, Janet, and Gail, that isn't in style exactly, but neither is it fusty because it's too classic. And it's not as tired as Sarah. I prefer Susan over florid Susannah by far. To me it is more similar to Sharon because I have often gotten mixed up about who is a Sharon and who's a Susan! But I like Sharon too.

Too dated for me.

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Susanna is better. Slightly.