Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Suraiya isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Suraiya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 267
- 0 boys · 267 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #10,028 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,028 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 619 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.
Suraiya’s family of names
Suraiya may belong to the same name family as SURAIYYA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.