Gender-neutral name Sanskrit origin Hindu tradition

Surya

SOOR-yah · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
sun god
Language
Sanskrit
Culture
Hindu
Religion
Hindu
Style era
timeless
Themes
sun · divine
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—
2024 births62
Peak year2009
First appeared1977
Total US births1,496
2009 peak19771989200120122024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Suru
Alternate spellings
SooryaSuryan

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Surya is the Hindu sun deity