Suri
Suri is both a surname and a given name dually originating from both Sher Shah Suri, emperor of the Suri Dynasty, and from the Sanskrit word meaning "wise" or "learned".
- Yiddish
Meaning & Origin of Suri
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Suri is both a surname and a given name dually originating from both Sher Shah Suri, emperor of the Suri Dynasty, and from the Sanskrit word meaning "wise" or "learned".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Yiddish
The Story of Suri
The earliest SSA record of Suri as a baby girl name dates back to 1956, when 5 babies received it. 2012 was its biggest year on record, with 247 newborns named Suri — #1,026 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Suri on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Suri ranks #1,671 for baby girls with 124 births, holding steady (-4%). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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About the name Suri
Suri is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1956 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Suri's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #1,026. Use the chart and map above to compare Suri'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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