Surya
Meaning
the sun (Vedic solar deity)
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Surya peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
378 people · the #16,233 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 10
Among people named Surya living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 55 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Surya
Most people given the name Surya in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Surya deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Surya truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Surya fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Surya travels
Tamil · the sun, the solar deity (Sanskrit). Tamil usage often romanizes it Suriya, as with the film star Suriya, whose career kept the name current for boys born since the 2000s
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