Boys' name · since 1975
Suraj
Suraj has 1,099 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,827 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,550 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,099
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Suraj is the #6550 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,099 recorded since 1975.
Suraj has 1,099 recorded births among boys since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6550 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #4,827 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,550 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,099 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suraj ranks #4,827 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,550 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,099 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,827 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,550 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,099
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Suraj's 1,099 recorded births place it above 89.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Suraj compares
1,099 Top 30% higher than 70% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Suraj's all-time total is 198% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Suraj | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,099 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 54 | 34 | 22,252 |
Suraj's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Suraj's full recorded timeline at 2000, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 54 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Suraj popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 54
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Suraj by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (378 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Suraj's strongest decade.
378 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Suraj births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 106
1980s
106 births
- 1990s
1990s
321 births
- 2000s
2000s
378 births
- 2010s
2010s
200 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 378 births (34% of all-time use).
How Suraj compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Suraj's total volume
Suraj by state
Where Suraj concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 137 | 12.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 79 | 7.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 51 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
137 of 1,099 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Suraj's data
- Suraj's decade-level peak was the 2000s (378 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Surajs (137 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Suraj: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
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 Suraj 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.