How Many People Are Named Suraj?
An estimated 1,064 people in the United States have the first name Suraj. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Suraj peaked in popularity in 2003 with 54 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Suraj 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 Suraj paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,064
About 1 in 322,138 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2003
54 births
Total Registered
1,085
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Suraj
Suraj is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,085 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Suraj as a male name
Ranked #10,736 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (54 births)
Suraj: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Suraj span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 378 babies were registered. Suraj has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Suraj by Decade
How has Suraj 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.
Suraj by State
Birth registrations for Suraj span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, New Jersey. The lowest are in Texas, Illinois, Florida. On average, about 47 Surajs were registered per state.
Suraj + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Suraj as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Suraj: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Suraj?
We estimate approximately 1,064 people named Suraj 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 322,138 Americans share this first name.
Is Suraj a common name?
Suraj is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,085 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Suraj most popular?
Suraj reached peak popularity in 2003, when 54 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Suraj is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Suraj a male name?
Suraj is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Suraj Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Suraj Smith, Suraj Johnson, Suraj 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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