US rank #12630 Girls' name Peak 2008 240 births

Suriya — #12630 US girls' name

240 babies named Suriya in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s892010s1102020s31
#12630
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 28% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Suriya was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

28 babies were named Suriya in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suriya

The Social Security Administration has registered 240 babies named Suriya between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Suriya currently holds the #12630 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suriya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Suriya shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Suriya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suriya 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 240 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.

Suriya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

240

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2008

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,630

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Suriya popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
28
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
0102030 202420202017201420112008200519961994 5

Suriya popularity over time — boys

10 total births recorded since 2007 (Suriya as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20122007 5

Suriya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
110 births that decade — 46% of Suriya's all-time total
1990s102000s892010s1102020s31

Suriya by state

Where Suriya concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Suriya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 6.7%
California share of Suriya's total US births 6.7%

16 of 240 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suriya?
240 babies have been named Suriya since 1994. It currently ranks #12630 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 28 births.
When was Suriya most popular?
Suriya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Suriya most popular?
The top states for the name Suriya are California (16 births).
How long has the name Suriya been used?
Suriya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Suriya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Suri, Sury, Suraya, Surina, 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, 1994–2024 (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.