Unisex name · since 1977
Surya
Surya has 1,215 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,745 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,215
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Surya is the #2745 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,215 recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Surya has been recorded 1,215 times among boys since 1977, currently ranked #2745 nationally and more common than 80% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #4,544 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,745 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,215 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Surya ranks #4,544 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,745 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,215 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,745 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,215
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Surya's 1,215 recorded births place it above 90% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Surya compares
1,215 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Surya's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Surya | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,215 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 68 | 34 | 22,252 |
Surya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Surya's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 68, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Surya popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 68
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Surya popularity over time - girls
334 total births recorded since 1989 (Surya as girls' name)
Surya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (449 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Surya's strongest decade.
449 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Surya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
439 births
- 2010s
2010s
449 births
- 2020s
2020s
269 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 449 births (37% of all-time use).
How Surya 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 Surya's total volume
Surya by state
Where Surya concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 242 | 19.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 79 | 6.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 51 | 4.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 22 | 1.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Washington | | 10 | 0.8% |
242 of 1,215 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Surya appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Surya's data
- Surya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (449 total births) through the 2020s (269) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Suryas (242 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 Surya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Surya 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.