How Many People Are Named Surya?
people named Surya are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 223,097 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,549 babies named Surya in Social Security records from 1977 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
83 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "sun" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of the sun.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Surya, 21.6% were girls and 78.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Surya fell from 62.7% in the 1990s to 18% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Surya alive today is about 14 years old, and 95% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 20 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Surya first appears in the records in 1977 and was given most often in 2009, to 83 babies. In 2025, 53 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1977 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Surya has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,046, in 2009. In 2025 it ranked #2,750. Among girls, its best rank was #4,817, in 1994.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,750 | #14,729 |
| Best rank | #2,046 (2009) | #4,817 (1994) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,706 in the 2010s | #10,796 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Surya alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Surya were born in California than in any other state: about 255 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Surya was given 4.2 times as often in New Jersey, 4.1 times in California and 1.5 times in Texas.
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