Masculine dossier · first seen 1977
Surya
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2009
Peak births
68
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Surya
How many people are named Surya?
An estimated 1,201 living Americans are named Surya.
How rare is Surya?
Surya is very rare among babies today, with 47 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 30.9% from its 2009 peak.
How old is the typical Surya?
The median age of a living American named Surya is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 20 years old.
Is Surya still popular?
Yes. Surya is holding steady, with 47 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Surya most common?
Surya has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.5× more often than the national baseline.
1977Peak 20092025
Peak year
2009
Decline from peak
30.9%
2025
47
All-time
1,215
Where it lives now
Surya is most concentrated in California — about 2.5× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Surya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.