Given name & surname · also Sanskrit, Armenian
Suri
“wealthy”·“mother of the sun”·“go away”
Suri is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “wealthy”, “mother of the sun”, and “go away”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “wealthy”, “mother of the sun”, and “go away”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Armenian, Sanskrit, and Hebrew naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Suri through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,512
- 0 boys · 3,512 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 247 babies
- 2025
- 100
- #1,940 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 100 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,940 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 247 in 2012. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (26). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,752 as a first name in 2020; 1,892 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Suri’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Appears in
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