Boys' name · since 2005
Shourya
506 babies named Shourya in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,847 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,364 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 506
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
506 babies have been named Shourya since 2005, making it today's #4364 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shourya has been recorded 506 times among boys since 2005, currently ranked #4364 nationally and more common than 69% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #7,847 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,364 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 506 born since 2005
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shourya ranks #7,847 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,364 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 506 born since 2005, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,847 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,364 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 506
- born since 2005
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shourya's 506 recorded births place it above 82.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Shourya compares
506 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shourya's all-time total is 37% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shourya | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 506 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shourya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shourya splits its recorded history at 2015: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2006 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shourya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Shourya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (306 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Shourya's strongest decade.
306 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Shourya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 50
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
306 births
- 2020s
2020s
150 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 306 births (60% of all-time use).
How Shourya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shourya's total volume
Shourya by state
Where Shourya concentrates geographically, total births since 2005
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 57 | 11.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 49 | 9.7% |
| #3 | Massachusetts | | 12 | 2.4% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 6 | 1.2% |
57 of 506 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Shourya's data
- Shourya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (306 total births) through the 2020s (150) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Shouryas (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shourya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~20 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shourya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.