How Many People Are Named Suriya?
An estimated 247 people in the United States have the first name Suriya. It is predominantly female (96.0%). The average bearer is 14 years old, and Suriya peaked in popularity in 2008 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Suriya 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 Suriya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
247
About 1 in 1,387,669 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2008
28 births
Total Registered
250
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Suriya
Suriya is predominantly female (96.0%), though 10 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Suriya as a male name
Ranked #13,952 in 2012
5 male births in 2012
Peak: 2007 (5 births)
Suriya as a female name
Ranked #13,272 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (28 births)
Suriya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Suriya span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 115 babies were registered. Suriya has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Suriya by Decade
How has Suriya 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.
Suriya by State
Suriya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Suriya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Suriya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Suriya?
We estimate approximately 247 people named Suriya 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 1,387,669 Americans share this first name.
Is Suriya a common name?
Suriya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 250 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Suriya most popular?
Suriya reached peak popularity in 2008, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Suriya is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Suriya a female name?
Suriya is predominantly female. 96.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Suriya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Suriya Smith, Suriya Johnson, Suriya 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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