Girls' name · since 1968
Surena
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 95 babies named Surena, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 95
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Surena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 95 have been recorded since 1968.
Surena has 95 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2011.
- #27,726 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 95 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Surena ranks #27,726 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 95 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #27,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 95
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Surena's 95 recorded births place it above 61.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Surena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Surena's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Surena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2011
- Peak year (2001)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Surena by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (23 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Surena's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Surena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
14 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 23 births (24% of all-time use).
Surena by state
Where Surena concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 7.4% |
7 of 95 births nationwide.
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- Surena's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2010s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Surenas (7 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Surena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1968–2011 (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 Surena 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.