Susie is the English diminutive of Susan — from the Hebrew *Shoshana* ("lily"). **A top-200 US baby name from 1880 to 1969**. **Susie Wiles (born Susan Summerall, 1957)** — **American political strategist; in November 2024 named White House Chief of Staff by President-elect Donald Trump, becoming the first woman ever to hold the position in the 235-year history of the office (sworn in January 20, 2025)**. **Co-chair of the 2024 Trump presidential campaign; managed Trump's 2016 Florida campaign that delivered the state by 1.2 points; *Time* magazine called her "the most powerful person in Washington whose name you don't know" (2024)**. **Susie Bright (born 1958)** — American writer; editor of *Best American Erotica* anthology; founding editor of *On Our Backs* — the first lesbian-produced women's erotic magazine in the United States. **Susie Castillo (born 1979)** — Miss USA 2003 (Massachusetts). **Susie Q** — the Creedence Clearwater Revival 1968 cover of the 1957 Dale Hawkins original — peaked #11 on the *Billboard* Hot 100. **"Wake Up Little Susie"** — Everly Brothers 1957 #1 hit. **Susie Salmon** — the murdered girl protagonist of Alice Sebold's *The Lovely Bones* (2002) — *New York Times* bestseller for 78 weeks. **Susie the Bear** — Smokey Bear's wife (created 1962).
Featured throughout American culture from the 19th century through 2025.
Susie reduces to four — the number of first female Chief of Staff.