Girls' name · since 1975
Sura
432 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.
- #12,919 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,177 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 432
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
432 babies have been named Sura since 1975, making it today's #6177 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sura recorded 432 times among girls since 1975, holding rank #6177 nationally today, ahead of 64% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #12,919 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,177 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 432 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sura ranks #12,919 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,177 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 432 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,919 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,177 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 432
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sura's 432 recorded births place it above 82.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sura compares
432 Top 48% higher than 52% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Sura's all-time total is 15% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sura | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 432 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 27 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sura's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sura popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Sura by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (185 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Sura's strongest decade.
185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Sura births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 65
2000s
65 births
- 2010s
2010s
185 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 185 births (43% of all-time use).
Sura by state
Where Sura concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 116 | 26.9% |
116 of 432 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sura's data
- Sura's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (185 total births) through the 2020s (117) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Suras (116 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Sura 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.