Suraya
Suraya may refer to:Shabnam Surayyo, a Tajik singer Jasmine Suraya Chin Xian Mei, a Malaysian television presenter and actress Suraya Bibi, a Pakistani politician from Upper Chitral District Suraya Dalil an Afghan physician and politician Suraya Marshall or Air Vice-Marshal Suraya Antonia Marshall, CBE, a senior Royal Air Force officer Suraya Pakzad, an Afghan women's rights activist Suraya…
- Arabic
- Malay
Meaning & Origin of Suraya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Suraya may refer to:Shabnam Surayyo, a Tajik singer Jasmine Suraya Chin Xian Mei, a Malaysian television presenter and actress Suraya Bibi, a Pakistani politician from Upper Chitral District Suraya Dalil an Afghan physician and politician Suraya Marshall or Air Vice-Marshal Suraya Antonia Marshall, CBE, a senior Royal Air Force officer Suraya Pakzad, an Afghan women's rights activist Suraya…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Malay
The Story of Suraya
Suraya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 39 Surayas were born — ranking #3,832 that year. As of 2026, Suraya ranks #4,524 for baby girls with 31 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). In total, more than 774 Surayas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Suraya
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Suraya. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Suraya
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About the name Suraya
Suraya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 774 births in the dataset. Suraya's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #3,832. Use the chart and map above to compare Suraya'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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