ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1975 First Year 2026 Last Year 2023 Peak Year #4871 Peak Rank 453 Total Count 37 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Sura What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. A surah is an Arabic word meaning "chapter" in the Quran. There are 114 surah in the Quran, each divided into verses. The surah are of unequal length; the shortest surah ("al-Kawthar") has only three verses, while the longest (al-Baqarah) contains 286 verses. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surah) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surah) 📜Etymology The word surah was used at the time of Muhammad as a term with the meaning of a portion or a set of verses of the Quran. This is evidenced by the appearance of the word surah in multiple locations in the Quran such as verse 24:1 : "a sûrah which We have revealed and made ˹its rulings˺ obligatory, and revealed in it clear commandments so that you may be mindful." (see also verses 2:23 , 9:64 , 9:86 , 9:124 , 9:127 , 10:38 , and 47:20 ). It is also mentioned in plural form in the Quran: "Or do they say, “He has fabricated this ˹Quran˺!”? Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “Produce ten fabricated sûrahs like it a 📖 ## The Story of Sura Sura first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1975, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 27 births, good for #4,871 nationwide. About 41% of every Sura on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sura ranks #6,043 for baby girls with 20 births, gradually rising (+8%). All told, over 453 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Sura Phonetically similar names — useful when Sura is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Sarah](/sarah) * [Sara](/sara) * [Sera](/sera) * [Cierra](/cierra) * [Ciera](/ciera) * [Sora](/sora) * [Cera](/cera) * [Serra](/serra) * [Suri](/suri) * [Syrah](/syrah) * [Sirrah](/sirrah) * [Saira](/saira) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Sura What does the name Sura mean? A surah is an Arabic word meaning "chapter" in the Quran. There are 114 surah in the Quran, each divided into verses. The surah are of unequal length; the shortest surah ("al-Kawthar") has only three verses, while the longest (al-Baqarah) contains 286 verses. How popular is Sura in 2026? In 2026, Sura ranks #6,043 among girls' names in the U.S., with 20 babies given the name that year. When was Sura most popular? Sura reached its peak popularity in 2023, ranking #4,871 that year with 27 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Sura most popular? Sura has historically been most popular in New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Sura. Is Sura a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Sura is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Sura? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Sura include Kourtlyn, Malibu, Kemper. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names [👧KourtlynPeak #4871](/kourtlyn)[👧MalibuPeak #4871](/malibu)[👧KemperPeak #4871](/kemper)[👧LilythPeak #4871](/lilyth)[👧JiyahPeak #4871](/jiyah)[👧ElorahPeak #4871](/elorah)[👧YasnaPeak #4871](/yasna)[👧NaveePeak #4871](/navee) ## About the name Sura Sura is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 453 births in the dataset. Sura's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #4,871\. Use the chart and map above to compare Sura's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2023 → ](/year/2023) * [ Names of the 2020s → ](/decade/2020s) * [ Names starting with "S" → ](/letter/s) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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.