Shourya
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SHOW-ryuh
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,248 for boys
Shourya is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “bravery, valour”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 4,248th for boys in the US (24 babies).
What does Shourya mean?
Sanskrit: spelling of Shaurya
“bravery, valour”
The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration for gallantry.
Is Shourya a girl's or a boy's name?
Shourya is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 24 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shourya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 225% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Shourya, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Shourya of any year since it first appeared, in 2008.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Shourya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
How popular is Shourya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,248among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 71,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 24 boys in the US were named Shourya, making it the 4,248th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,495th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Shourya in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shourya in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #4,248 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,180 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 31 | #3,495 |
| 2019 | 42 | #2,896 |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,847 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3,005 |
| 2016 | 45 | #2,688 |
| 2015 | 48 | #2,564 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,784 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
Names like Shourya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yahya Aarav Shivansh Bodhi Shaurya Vihaan Ayaan Musa Avyaan Arjan Bhavya Yuvraj
Names related to Shourya
More Sanskrit names
Maya Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veer Veda India Avani
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shourya: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shourya, updated 20 October 2026.