Surya is a distinctive choice, ranked #4275 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Surya in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#4275
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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 rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Surya in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Surya
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.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Surya
Unlikely. With around 4 UK babies named Surya per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Surya in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Surya is declining: down 1,871 places since 2020, to #4,275 in 2025. It peaked at #1,732 in 2004.
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 Saputra and Surya Shekhar Ganguly. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
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UK babies named Surya (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↓ 1871 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
Almost certainly the only Surya in the class
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UK Popularity (2001–2025)
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
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.
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.