US rank #1626 Girls' name Peak 2012 3,410 births

Suri — #1626 US girls' name

3,410 babies named Suri in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s171960s191970s111980s251990s362000s8922010s17422020s668
#1626
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Suri was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

247 babies were named Suri in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suri

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,410 babies named Suri between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Suri currently holds the #1626 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 247 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suri performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,742 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Suri shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 632 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Suri in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suri in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,410 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Suri at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,410

Since 1956

69 years of records

Peak year

2012

247 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,626

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1956

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2024

Suri popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
247
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
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Suri by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,742 births that decade — 51% of Suri's all-time total
1950s171960s191970s111980s251990s362000s8922010s17422020s668

Suri by state

Where Suri concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Suri
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
632 18.5%
#2 California
577 16.9%
#3 Texas
371 10.9%
#4 Florida
182 5.3%
#5 New Jersey
127 3.7%
#6 Georgia
98 2.9%
#7 Pennsylvania
98 2.9%
#8 Illinois
60 1.8%
New York share of Suri's total US births 18.5%
Even split

632 of 3,410 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Suri appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suri?
3,410 babies have been named Suri since 1956. It currently ranks #1626 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 247 births.
When was Suri most popular?
Suri was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,742 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Suri most popular?
The top states for the name Suri are New York (632 births), California (577 births), Texas (371 births).
How long has the name Suri been used?
Suri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 69 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Suri?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sury, Suraya, Surina, Sura, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1956–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.