girl's name
Suraya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,313
Suraya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 39 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 100,472 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1975.
Suraya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s 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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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 57 |
| 2000s | 221 |
| 2010s | 255 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 197 |
How popular is Suraya?
In 2025, Suraya was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Suraya is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Suraya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Suraya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Suraya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Suraya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Suraya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Suraya
How popular is the name Suraya?
In 2025, Suraya was given to 33 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Suraya a girl's or a boy's name?
Suraya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Suraya most popular?
Suraya peaked in 2023, when 39 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Suraya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Suraya currently ranks #2,058 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.