Girls' name · since 2007
Surah
278 babies named Surah in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,572 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,861 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 278
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Surah currently ranks #4861 among girls' names in America, with 278 babies recorded since 2007.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Surah has been recorded 278 times among girls since 2007, currently ranked #4861 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.
- #16,572 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,861 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 278 born since 2007
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Surah ranks #16,572 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,861 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 278 born since 2007, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,572 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,861 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 278
- born since 2007
- 2020s
- peak decade
Surah's 278 recorded births place it above 77.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Surah compares
278 44th percentile among 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
Surah's all-time total is 26% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Surah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 278 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Surah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Surah splits its recorded history at 2016: 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 2011 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Surah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Surah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (135 births, 49% of the file).
2020s was Surah's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Surah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s
2020s
135 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 135 births (49% of all-time use).
Surah by state
Where Surah concentrates geographically, total births since 2007
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 83 | 29.9% |
| #2 | California | | 17 | 6.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 4.0% |
83 of 278 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Surah's data
- Pennsylvania records the most Surahs (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Surah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~18 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, 2007–2025 (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 Surah 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.