US rank #4168 Boys' name Peak 2015 482 births

Shourya — #4168 US boys' name

482 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.

2000s502010s3062020s126
#4168
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Shourya was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

48 babies were named Shourya in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shourya

The Social Security Administration has registered 482 babies named Shourya between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shourya currently holds the #4168 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shourya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 306 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Shourya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 57 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Shourya in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shourya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 482 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shourya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

482

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2015

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,168

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shourya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
48
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
0102030405060 20242021201820152012200920062005 6

Shourya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
306 births that decade — 63% of Shourya's all-time total
2000s502010s3062020s126

Shourya by state

Where Shourya concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Shourya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
57 11.8%
#2 Texas
42 8.7%
#3 Massachusetts
12 2.5%
#4 North Carolina
6 1.2%
#5 New Jersey
6 1.2%
California share of Shourya's total US births 11.8%
Even split

57 of 482 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shourya?
482 babies have been named Shourya since 2005. It currently ranks #4168 among boys. The peak year was 2015 with 48 births.
When was Shourya most popular?
Shourya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 306 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Shourya most popular?
The top states for the name Shourya are California (57 births), Texas (42 births), Massachusetts (12 births).
How long has the name Shourya been used?
Shourya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shourya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shon, Sholom, Shomari, Sho, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2005–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.