Shaurya
Shaurya is a Hindi given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:Shaurya Chauhan, Indian model, actress and TV host Shaurya Sanandia, Indian cricketer Shelly Shaurya, Indian cricketer
Meaning & Origin of Shaurya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shaurya is a Hindi given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:Shaurya Chauhan, Indian model, actress and TV host Shaurya Sanandia, Indian cricketer Shelly Shaurya, Indian cricketer
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The Story of Shaurya
Shaurya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2000, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 111 Shauryas were born — ranking #1,502 that year. As of 2026, Shaurya ranks #1,932 for baby boys with 83 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 2K Shauryas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Shaurya
Shaurya is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2000 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Shaurya's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #1,502. Use the chart and map above to compare Shaurya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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