Suraj
Suraj was the 6755th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1950th; the most babies were born in 2003 (54). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,043 places. More babies were named Suraj in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,755 boys, down 504 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200354 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,099babies recorded
Suraj popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,755 | 13 |
| 2020 | #6,251 | 14 |
| 2010 | #4,825 | 20 |
| 2000 | #2,125 | 48 |
| 1990 | #3,443 | 18 |
| 1980 | #7,175 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Suraj, counting every spelling?
Suraj has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Suraj?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Suraj (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Suraj born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Suraj.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Suraj?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Suraj are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 17 and 31. That makes Suraj mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Suraj
How popular is the name Suraj?
Suraj was the 6755th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1995, when it ranked 1950th; the most babies were born in 2003 (54). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,043 places. More babies were named Suraj in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Suraj a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Suraj in the US.