Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shaurya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,705
- 1,705 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 155 babies
- 2025
- 155
- #1,274 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 155 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,274 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 0.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (33). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,374 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
People named Shaurya
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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