Fun Facts About the Name Suraj
- More than 1 thousand babies named Suraj: U.S. records list 1,098 babies given the name Suraj from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Suraj Mean?
Suraj means "sun" and is a Hindi personal name derived from Sanskrit sūrya (सूर्य), the word for the sun. In Hindi the name is written सूरज (sūraj); it is not a compound of su- and rāj ("king"), despite the spelling of its last syllable.
Suraj Name History & Origins
Sanskrit Sūrya is an ancient divine name. The Rigveda addresses Sūrya as the sun and as a god, and later Sanskrit texts keep the association with the sun deity. The form Suraj belongs to the modern Indo-Aryan languages: Hindi सूरज and Punjabi ਸੂਰਜ are the ordinary words for the sun, and the personal name is used in Hindi- and Punjabi-speaking regions. Its religious association comes through the older Sanskrit name, while Suraj itself is the modern vernacular form.
How Popular is the Name Suraj?
Suraj has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2003. Its best rank was #1,950 in 1995.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,755 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #10,736 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #10,656 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #10,707 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #10,641 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #6,247 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #5,760 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #4,334 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2017 | #5,494 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #5,759 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #5,712 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #6,580 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #3,737 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2012 | #3,991 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #4,200 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #4,824 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #3,904 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #4,686 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #3,879 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #3,676 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #2,426 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 2004 | #2,481 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 2003 | #2,099 | 54 | 0.0027% |
| 2002 | #2,331 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 2001 | #2,731 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2000 | #2,125 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 1999 | #2,225 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 1998 | #2,440 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1997 | #2,390 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1996 | #2,249 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1995 | #1,950 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1994 | #2,386 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1993 | #2,858 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #2,738 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #2,744 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1990 | #3,443 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #3,431 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #3,506 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #3,485 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #4,794 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #5,694 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #4,169 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #4,105 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1982 | #4,541 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #4,115 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #7,175 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #4,041 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #4,993 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #4,122 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #6,390 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #4,738 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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