Surya

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A few things about Surya you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 36,364 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Surya, 47 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Surya would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySurya first shows up in US birth records in 1977, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 48 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2009, when it reached #2,035.
• 🚀TrendSurya has climbed 935 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,718. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedSurya is most popular in Washington, where it ranks #999. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlSurya is given to both boys and girls: 89% of the 53 babies named Surya in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn Sanskrit, Surya means “sun”.
• 🌍OriginSurya is the #2 most popular Indonesian boy name in the US. That's out of 31 Indonesian boy and unisex names in our list.

About the name Surya

Surya is a gender-neutral name of Indonesian origin meaning “sun”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-rya”. US birth records list Surya for boys from 1977 to 2025, in 31 of those 49 years. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked #2,035 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,718, with 47 babies. Of the 53 US babies named Surya in 2025, 11% were girls and 89% were boys.

Origin:Indonesian names