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Suellen

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Pronounced soo-EL-uhn /suːˈɛl.ən/Medium

Meaning: Suellen fuses Sue (from Susan, Hebrew Shoshannah, 'lily') with Ellen (linked to Helen, Greek, 'light, torch'). It is best known as the name of Scarlett O'Hara's sister, Suellen, in Gone with the Wind.Medium

In 30 seconds: A double-name charmer: Suellen joins Sue ('lily') and Ellen ('light') (said 'soo-EL-uhn'). It peaked around 1941, boosted by Gone with the Wind.
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Origin MediumEnglish, Hebrew
MeaningSuellen fuses Sue (from Susan, Hebrew Shoshannah, 'lily') with Ellen (linked to Helen, Greek, 'light, torch'). It is best known as the name of Scarlett O'Hara's sister, Suellen, in Gone with the Wind.
U.S. rank (2020)#14897 ↗ Rising
2020 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1941
Total births (all-time)≈ 3,342

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 194119362020

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Suellen blends Sue (from Susan, 'lily') and Ellen (linked to Helen, 'light'), a Southern-style double name written as one. Its fame owes much to Suellen O'Hara of Gone with the Wind, and it peaked around 1941. As merged double names cooled, it faded (said 'soo-EL-uhn').

By the 1970s the name had grown rare on American birth records. It reads today as a genteel Southern classic. Sweet, film-linked, and now uncommon.

Did you know? Suellen is a Gone with the Wind name, borne by Scarlett O'Hara's younger sister, and it peaked for American girls around 1941, a few years after the film swept the country.
Overall data confidence 60%
References — Suellen — Blend of Sue + Ellen; Gone with the Wind character

Variations

Sue EllenSuzellenSuellyn

Nicknames

SueEllie

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Suellen mean?

Suellen blends Sue ('lily') and Ellen ('light'), a merged double name.

How do you pronounce Suellen?

It's said soo-EL-uhn /suːˈɛl.ən/ — three syllables, stress on the middle.

Is Suellen a boy or girl name?

Suellen is a girl's name, famously Scarlett O'Hara's sister in Gone with the Wind.

Is Suellen making a comeback?

It stays rare, reading as a genteel Southern name of the mid-twentieth century.

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