Sujay
Sujay is a name with multiple cultural origins: Bengali, Marathi.
- Bengali
- Marathi
Meaning & Origin of Sujay
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sujay is a name with multiple cultural origins: Bengali, Marathi.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Bengali
- Marathi
The Story of Sujay
Sujay first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1980, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2005: 21 births, good for #4,198 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 53% of all recorded Sujays. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2021 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 270 Sujays have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sujay
Sujay is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 270 births in the dataset. Sujay's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #4,198. Use the chart and map above to compare Sujay'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.