How Many People Are Named Sura?
An estimated 407 people in the United States have the first name Sura. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Sura peaked in popularity in 2023 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sura as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sura paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
407
About 1 in 842,148 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2023
27 births
Total Registered
413
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sura
Sura is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 413 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sura as a female name
Ranked #6,873 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (27 births)
Sura: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sura span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 185 babies were registered. While Sura is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sura by Decade
How has Sura tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sura by State
Sura + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sura as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sura
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sura: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sura?
We estimate approximately 407 people named Sura are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 842,148 Americans share this first name.
Is Sura a common name?
Sura is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 413 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sura most popular?
Sura reached peak popularity in 2023, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sura is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sura a female name?
Sura is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sura Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sura Smith, Sura Johnson, Sura Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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