Surya Boy

How popular is Surya?

#2,718 boy name in 2025

47 baby boys were named Surya in the US in 2025, making it the 2718th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).

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1,534living people named Surya (est.)
15median age of people named Surya
1,549babies named Surya since 1880
1 in 62,554US babies born in 2025

Surya popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#2,718 for boys (▼ 44 from 2024)
Babies in 202547 boys, 6 girls
10-year trendSteady (-8% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,456 in 2015, #3,650 in 2020
Peak year2009 (68 boys)
Highest rank#2,034 in 2009
First recorded1977
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)83% boys, 17% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Surya is most popular

Babies named Surya per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. California: 0.1 per 1,000 (58 boys)
  2. Washington: 0.1 per 1,000 (10 boys)
  3. North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 boys)
  4. New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
  5. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (21 boys)

Surya by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1970s5#5,843
1990s53#3,275
2000s439#2,034
2010s449#2,456
2020s269#2,438

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Questions

Is Surya a boy or girl name?
Surya is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 83% of babies named Surya were boys.
How popular is the name Surya?
47 baby boys were named Surya in the US in 2025, making it the 2718th most popular boy name. Another 6 girls got the name (#13,204 for girls).
When was Surya most popular?
Surya peaked in 2009, when 68 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,034 in 2009.
How many people are named Surya?
1,549 babies have been named Surya in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,534 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
Where is Surya most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Surya was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.