Suraya

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Suraya: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Suraya: Recorded since 1997, it reached #1,096 in 2011, and it stood at #2,115 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
27times a registrar ranked it
28years from first to last
#1096highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#1958
1999	#2770
2000	#1594
2001	#3262
2002	#2301
2003	#1722
2004	#1836
2005	#1934
2006	#2137
2007	#1573
2008	#1247
2009	#1105
2010	#1218
2011	#1096
2012	#1297
2013	#1324
2014	#1299
2015	#1405
2016	#1689
2017	#1681
2018	#1490
2019	#1940
2020	#1449
2021	#1286
2022	#1501
2023	#1705
2024	#2115

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 27 of the 28 years from 1997 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1997–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #1958 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #1096 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Suraya by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Suraya in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	13	2 of 10	7
2000s	132	10 of 10	13
2010sbusiest	226	10 of 10	23
2020s	96	5 of 10	19

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 23 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Suraya appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1096 in England and Wales in 2011.

Suraya's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#2115	13	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#1705	17	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#1501	20	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#1286	25	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#1449	21	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#1940	14	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#1490	21	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#1681	18	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#1689	18	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#1405	23	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#1299	25	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#1324	25	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#1297	25	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#1096	31	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#1218	26	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#1105	28	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#1247	23	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#1573	16	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#2137	10	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#1934	11	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#1836	11	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#1722	11	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#2301	7	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#3262	4	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#1594	11	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#2770	5	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#1958	8	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1997 and 2024, ranked in 27 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,096, first reached in 2011.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 31 births, registered in England and Wales in 2011.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
26 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#2,115position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
31births registered in its largest year, 201125 to 49 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Suraiya · #1224, 29y
Surayya · #3015, 10y
Suri · #1021, 22y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Aleem · #1096, 29y
Mordechai · #1096, 29y
Rashid · #1096, 29y
Eesah · #1097, 25y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Aleem · #1096, 29y
Harvinder · #1096, 20y
Mordechai · #1096, 29y
Rashid · #1096, 29y

Suraya and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Suraya without appearing here.

Suraya moved ahead of

Gail Compare
In 1999 they stood at #2770 and #2770 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2000 that had become #1594 and #3912.
Susan Compare
In 2017 they stood at #1681 and #1512 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #1490 and #3518.
Debra Compare
In 2001 they stood at #3262 and #2226 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2002 that had become #2301 and #4137.
Sinead Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1705 and #1705 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2115 and #3695.

Moved ahead of Suraya

Beau Compare
In 2000 they stood at #1594 and #3247 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #3262 and #1107.
Ida Compare
In 2000 they stood at #1594 and #2167 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #3262 and #1728.
Amalie Compare
In 2001 they stood at #3262 and #3998 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2002 that had become #2301 and #938.
Maja Compare
In 1998 they stood at #1958 and #2152 in England and Wales · Girls; by 1999 that had become #2770 and #1473.

Moved the opposite way to Suraya

Martine Compare
Between 1997 and 2011 in England and Wales · Girls, Suraya went from #1958 to #1096 while Martine went from #1543 to #4764.
Rory Compare
Between 2010 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Suraya went from #1218 to #2115 while Rory went from #5707 to #1603.
Fiadh Compare
Between 2013 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Suraya went from #1324 to #2115 while Fiadh went from #5742 to #374.
Noah Compare
Between 2013 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Suraya went from #1324 to #2115 while Noah went from #5742 to #1743.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1096 in England and Wales in 2011. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Suraya

Suraya at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Suraya by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Suraya appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Suraya and the names beside it

Suraya moved ahead of

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Suraya at a glance

Suraya by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Suraya appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Suraya and the names beside it

Suraya moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Suraya

Moved the opposite way to Suraya