Girls' name · since 2004
Suraiya
267 babies named Suraiya in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,856 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 267
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Suraiya currently ranks #9856 among girls' names in America, with 267 babies recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Suraiya recorded 267 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #9856 nationally today, ahead of 43% 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 2004 to 2025.
- #16,973 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,856 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 267 born since 2004
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suraiya ranks #16,973 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,856 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 267 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,856 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 267
- born since 2004
- 2010s
- peak decade
Suraiya's 267 recorded births place it above 76.52% 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 Suraiya compares
267 43rd 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
Suraiya's all-time total is 29% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Suraiya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 267 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Suraiya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Suraiya splits its recorded history at 2015: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Suraiya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Suraiya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (137 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Suraiya's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Suraiya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 47
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
137 births
- 2020s
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 137 births (51% of all-time use).
Suraiya by state
Where Suraiya concentrates geographically, total births since 2004
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18 | 6.7% |
18 of 267 births nationwide.
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What to do with Suraiya's data
- Suraiya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (137 total births) through the 2020s (83) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Suraiyas (18 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 Suraiya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~21 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, 2004–2025 (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 Suraiya 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.