Suraj
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Hindi
- US rank, 2025
- #6,442 for boys
Suraj is a boys' name of Hindi origin, meaning “the sun”. In 2025 it ranked 6,442nd for boys in the US (13 babies).
What does Suraj mean?
Hindi
“the sun”
A male given name from Hindi used by Hindus.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Suraj a girl's or a boy's name?
Suraj is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Suraj in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 37 boys.
Half of all the boys named Suraj in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Suraj in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,599 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,216 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,046 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 16 | #1,054 |
| 2000 | 36 | #589 |
| 1999 | 32 | #623 |
| 1998 | 37 | #557 |
| 1997 | 19 | #864 |
| 1996 | 34 | #548 |
How popular is Suraj in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,442nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 130,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the US were named Suraj, making it the 6,442nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,976th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 54 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
2025 had more boys named Suraj than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Suraj in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Suraj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #6,442 |
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,659 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,108 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 27 | #3,829 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 27 | #3,791 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3,600 |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,395 |
| 2004 | 45 | #2,448 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,073 |
| 2002 | 45 | #2,291 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,676 |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,083 |
| 1999 | 42 | #2,196 |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,391 |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,344 |
| 1996 | 37 | #2,213 |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,909 |
| 1994 | 33 | #2,342 |
| 1993 | 25 | #2,780 |
| 1992 | 26 | #2,664 |
| 1991 | 25 | #2,677 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,319 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,334 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
Names like Suraj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Yuvraj, Viraj, Aj, Navraj, Shivam, Gurtaj, Aarav, Shiv, Shivansh, Ravi, Avi, Aviraj
Names related to Suraj
More Hindi names
Prisha, Saanvi, Meera, Riya, Jiya, Diya, Reyansh, Sai, Shanaya, Neev, Aarush, Rivaan, Samaira, Rishaan, Sanaya, Tulsi
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, “Suraj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/suraj, updated 20 October 2026.