Surya is a distinctive choice, ranked #1952 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Surya in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1952
About the Name Surya
Surya is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 452 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1732 in 2004 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2001.
Surya is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Surya
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Surya per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Surya in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Surya is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 452 places over the last five years to #1952 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Surya is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Surya include: Surya Bonaly — Surya Varuna Bonaly is a French retired figure skater and coach.; Surya Saputra — Surya C Saputra is an Indonesian actor, singer, and model.; Surya Shekhar Ganguly — Surya Shekhar Ganguly is an Indian chess grandmaster..
Surya does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Suryas in the wild.
12
UK babies named Surya (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 452 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Surya
Likely around 1 other Surya in the class
UK Popularity (2001–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Surya
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Surya Varuna Bonaly is a French retired figure skater and coach. She is a three-time World silver medalist, a five-time European champion, the 1991 World Junior Champion, and a nine-time French national champion.
Lakya Suryanarayana Tejasvi Surya is an Indian politician, RSS swayamsevak and lawyer serving as the Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party, representing the Bangalore South constituency. He is also the president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha since 26 September 2020.
Surya Sen, also known as Surya Kumar Sen, was an Indian revolutionary who played a significant role in the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule. He is best known for leading the Chittagong Armoury Raid in 1930.
Surya Das is an American lama in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. He is a poet, chantmaster, spiritual activist, author of many popular works on Buddhism, meditation teacher and spokesperson for Buddhism in the West.
Surya Wonowidjojo was an Indonesian businessman and cigarette maker. Wonowidjojo, sometimes spelt Wonowidjoyo, was a Chinese Indonesian (Hokchia totok) born Tjoa Ing Hwie or Tjoa Jien Hwie (traditional Chinese: 蔡雲輝; simplified Chinese: 蔡云辉; pinyin: Cài Yúnhuī; Hokkien: Chhoà Ûn-hui) in Yinxi, Fuqing in Fujian Province, China.
Surya Kant is an Indian judge who is serving as the 53rd Chief Justice of India from 24 November 2025. Prior to his elevation as judge, Kant was a Senior Advocate and also served as the Advocate General for Haryana.