US rank #6704 Girls' name Peak 2023 413 births

Sura — #6704 US girls' name

413 babies named Sura in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s181990s412000s652010s1852020s98
#6704
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 62% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Sura was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

27 babies were named Sura in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sura

The Social Security Administration has registered 413 babies named Sura between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sura currently holds the #6704 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sura performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sura shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 107 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sura in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sura 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 413 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.

Sura at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

413

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2023

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,704

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sura popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
27
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
051015202530 20242019201420092004199819911975 6

Sura by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
185 births that decade — 45% of Sura's all-time total
1970s61980s181990s412000s652010s1852020s98

Sura by state

Where Sura concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sura
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
107 25.9%
New York share of Sura's total US births 25.9%

107 of 413 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sura?
413 babies have been named Sura since 1975. It currently ranks #6704 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 27 births.
When was Sura most popular?
Sura was most popular in the 2010s decade with 185 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Sura most popular?
The top states for the name Sura are New York (107 births).
How long has the name Sura been used?
Sura has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sura?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Suri, Sury, Suraya, Surina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1975–2024 (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.