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Suraya

100% girls · 33 born in 2025

Suraya has been given to about 745 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 739
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Suraya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 39
  • Born in 202533
  • All time745
  • England & Wales, 202514

How popular is Suraya?

Its best year was 2023, when 39 babies were given the name, ranking 3905th. The typical living American called Suraya is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Suraya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Soraya0.82
  2. Raya0.70
  3. Susana0.69
  4. Araya0.70
  5. Susanna0.67
  6. Suzanna0.67
  7. Shreya0.65
  8. Maya0.57

Middle names for Suraya

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

Sibling names for Suraya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jahmirbrother · 0.88
  2. Hazielbrother · 0.88
  3. Keziahsister · 0.88
  4. Bryerbrother · 0.88
  5. Azariasister · 0.87
  6. Elinasister · 0.86

Where Suraya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%

With a common surname

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

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

Suraya 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.