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Susannah/Susanna seems the most likely to make a comeback.
Suzette sounds too childish and was never terribly popular to begin with.
The Narnia association in a positive for Susan, but the only people I've encountered with this name are in their 50s, so it comes across as dated. Maybe in another 20 years it will be vintage/retro.
Suzanne is my favorite. I associate it with Suzanne Pleshette, but their is also a Leonard Cohen song that I don't care for.

Susan & Suzanne are exquisitely beautiful. However I'd be upset if I were either version but were called Sue or some other form that I might object. I would not take well to the nickname "Sue".

This message was edited 9/7/2018, 7:05 PM

I'm a Suzanne who's under 30 - there aren't many of us! My name is often confused with Susan, which annoys me because I think my name has a little more pizzazz than stodgy old Susan.

I like Suzanne best. I'd use it.
Suzette? I know a couple of women named Suzette. But the names itself makes me think of burlesque dancing, with fishnet stockings, and skirts that you lift up and show your underwear. Moulin Rouge!

I like them but wouldn't use them. Susan makes me think of 'Mircale on 34th Street' which is nice. Suzanne is pretty too. I love the meaning of all of these names. Suzette isn't bad either but it makes me think of the food. Susannah is nice too and I also like Susanna.

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I guess Susanna and Susannah are not as dated because they were never overused. Same with Suzette even though the -ette ending makes it feel a bit dated. Susan was super common and is often still seen as the ultimate mom-name. I guess it is more of a grandma-name now. Suzanne feels a little dated but less so than Susan.

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I think Susan and Suzanne will definitely come back. Susie will too, as a nickname. It will take another 20-30 years, I guess. I'm not sure about Susanna/Susannah. My guess is that in the future -ine, -anne, -ette etc. names will get common again after all those -a, -ana, -ella names that are common now. So Susanna actually fits in better with names popular today such as Isabella, Amelia etc. but it doesn't seem to be catching on. My guess is that now it's being rejected because of its similarity to dated Susan and in a few years it will be rejected because of its -anna ending. Suzette might not come back because of the food.

Susanna is on my pnl/occasionally my top 10. i usually also prefer the less lacy feeling names, but Susanna(h) somehow feels way less like that than Susan, which has such strong associations to me of soccer moms and etc. it's easier to picture a punk Susanna, i guess you can put it.

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of the two though, i'd choose Suzanne- somehow the makes it all the more interesting. it also reminds me of the other forms i like, like Zuzana and Zsuzsanna.

Susannah is a family name, so I'd be likely to consider it. I actually prefer Suzanne and I don't mind Suzette at all. Susan seems very dull and stodgy to me; strange that it once had a glamorous image!

I don't think either one is ready for a comeback just yet. Susannah probably already is coming back, at least in certain circles.
Susan is nice, nothing special but very pleasant. I like Suzanne a lot, and it makes a very nice middle name too.
Suzette I don't care for. It sounds like a poodle. Or else a chubby little woman in very tight, very short shorts (maybe velvet hot pants) and pigtails. It's just cutesy in a very dated way.

Suzanne sounds dated and annoying. Suzette is a little quirkier but also dated. I don't like Susannah either. Susanna is better but I still don't like it.
Susan is the best of them IMO, but I think Susan Pevensie is the only reason I don't hate it. Basically all of these names give me a kind of "Karen who wants to speak to a manager" feel. Or something between that and an "old lady" name that's just started to come back.

I love Susan - and all her sisters-n' cousins.

I like Suzanne and Susan both, and I also am not into Susannah.
I also like the spelling Suzan slightly more than I like Susan itself.
I think I'd probably rather be Suzan, but I would rather meet a Suzanne.
Suzette too cute for my taste.

This message was edited 9/4/2018, 5:25 PM

Suzanne seems a bit too "soccer mom" so I don't think it's poised for a comeback yet. Susan is simple and classic enough that it could make a comeback soon. I personally like Susan, it's sort of timeless and softly feminine. Suzette makes me think of crepes.