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Sura

/ˈsʊɹə/ · 100% girls · 19 born in 2025

Sura has been given to about 432 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsʊɹə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 428
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sura per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 27
  • Born in 202519
  • All time432

How popular is Sura?

Its best year was 2023, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 4986th. The typical living American called Sura is about 12 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Sura

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lura0.81
  2. Sara0.74
  3. Aura0.76
  4. Zula0.70
  5. Zara0.69
  6. Zora0.69
  7. Laura0.65
  8. Audra0.65

Middle names for Sura

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sura Josephine0.84
  2. Sura Rose0.83
  3. Sura Louise0.83
  4. Sura June0.82
  5. Sura Pearl0.82
  6. Sura Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Sura

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.86
  2. Neriahsister · 0.86
  3. Kyrenbrother · 0.86
  4. Bodebrother · 0.85
  5. Ayaneither · 0.85
  6. Elinasister · 0.84

Where Sura is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sura White0.78
  2. Sura Reyes0.78
  3. Sura Nguyen0.78
  4. Sura Moore0.78
  5. Sura Lee0.78
  6. Sura Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Sura

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sura across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.