Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Suraya

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,345 Trend ↑ Rising 27%
Rank 2025
#4,345
among girls · ↑535 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
33
named Suraya · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 48,705
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
39 babies
All-time total
745
#9,166 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Suraya popularity over time

745 babies have been named Suraya since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 5 1 – #10,388
1980s 10 1 +100% #11,834
1990s 57 6 +470% #9,190
2000s 221 22 +288% #4,264
2010s 255 26 +15% #4,427
2020s (to 2025) 197 33 +29% #3,905

Where Suraya is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 35 0.02 outside top 500
2027 36 0.02 outside top 500
2028 38 0.02 outside top 500
2029 39 0.02 outside top 500
2030 40 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Suraya

Suraya is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,345 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 745 American babies have been named Suraya. Its peak came in 2023, when 39 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Suraya stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Suraya?

The median living Suraya is about 13 years old; half are between 5 and 19. An estimated 700 people named Suraya are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Suraya year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 33 #4,345
2024 28 #4,880
2023 39 #3,905
2022 31 #4,572
2021 34 #4,231
2020 32 #4,351
2019 32 #4,427
2018 17 #7,071
2017 13 #8,729
2016 21 #6,166
2015 32 #4,481
2014 29 #4,885
2013 24 #5,627
2012 31 #4,698
2011 28 #5,046
2010 28 #5,093
2009 36 #4,264
2008 29 #5,124
2007 28 #5,214
2006 30 #4,795
2005 16 #7,455
2004 19 #6,463
2003 16 #7,170
2002 15 #7,398
2001 17 #6,587
2000 15 #7,123
1995 – –
1990 7 #11,253
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 5 #10,388
1970 – –
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1960 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Suraya, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Suraya?

The median living Suraya is about 13 years old. Half of all living Surayas are between 5 and 19 years old.

How many people named Suraya are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Suraya are alive in the United States, based on 745 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Suraya in 2025?

Suraya ranked #4,345 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Suraya?

745 babies have been named Suraya in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Suraya most popular?

Suraya peaked in 2023, when 39 newborns received the name.

Is Suraya a boy or girl name?

Suraya is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Suraya rising or falling?

Suraya is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Suraya become more popular?

Suraya is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 40 girls named Suraya in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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