Surya
Surya is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Indonesian.
- Hinduism
- Telugu
- Kannada
- Tamil
Meaning & Origin of Surya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Surya is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Indonesian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hinduism
- Telugu
- Kannada
- Tamil
- Malayalam
- Hindi
- Marathi
- Nepali
- Indonesian
The Story of Surya
As a girl name
Surya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1989, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1994: 21 births, good for #4,687 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 25% of all recorded Suryas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,275 among girl names with 15 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). In total, more than 357 Suryas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Surya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1977, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 68 births, good for #2,034 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 35% of all recorded Suryas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,590 among boy names with 52 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 1K Suryas 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 Surya
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Surya. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Surya
Surya is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Surya's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #2,034. Use the chart and map above to compare Surya'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.