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Surah

100% girls · 28 born in 2025

Surah has been given to about 278 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2018, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 276
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Surah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2018 · 29
  • Born in 202528
  • All time278
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Surah?

Its best year was 2018, when 29 babies were given the name, ranking 4758th. The typical living American called Surah is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in Pennsylvania, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Surah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sarah0.78
  2. Sariah0.65
  3. Norah0.62
  4. Susan0.60
  5. Selah0.62
  6. Sariyah0.63
  7. Farah0.62
  8. Tarah0.62

Middle names for Surah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Surah Eve0.80
  2. Surah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Surah Josephine0.78
  4. Surah Anne0.78
  5. Surah Rose0.77
  6. Surah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Surah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.87
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.87
  3. Elowensister · 0.86
  4. Laylanisister · 0.86
  5. Westynbrother · 0.85
  6. Emilianasister · 0.85

Where Surah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Pennsylvania0.01%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Surah Anderson0.74
  2. Surah White0.72
  3. Surah Reyes0.72
  4. Surah Nguyen0.72
  5. Surah Moore0.72
  6. Surah Lee0.72

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 Surah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. France1900–2025

Surah 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.