girl's name

Suraiya

  • Origin Indian
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 666

Suraiya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Suraiya is a name of Indian origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2012, when 22 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 35,130 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Suraiya over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Suraiya by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 22
2000s 124
2010s 168
2020s (to 2025) 67

How popular is Suraiya?

In 2025, Suraiya was given to 15 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Where Suraiya is used

England & Wales #1,973 15 in 2025
Canada #2,859 7 in 2017
United States #9,899 10 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Suraiya

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Suraiya also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Suraiya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Suraiya

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Suraiya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Suraiya

How popular is the name Suraiya?

In 2025, Suraiya was given to 15 babies in England and Wales. It is a rare choice.

Is Suraiya a girl's or a boy's name?

Suraiya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Suraiya most popular?

Suraiya peaked in 2012, when 22 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Suraiya a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Suraiya currently ranks #1,973 in England and Wales. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.