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Suraj Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Suraj?

In 2018 the rare name Suraj, ranked the 4,444th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Suraj would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #1,949 in 1995.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2003 with 54 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Suraj was less than 5, most recently in 1974.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Suraj occurred roughly during the years 1986-1995, and 1997-2000, whereas 2005-2008, and 2011-2014 were years of successive downward movement.

Suraj's popularity has been moving downward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Suraj lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Suraj?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Suraj is very unique and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Suraj (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 23 4,444
2017 17 5,480
2016 16 5,740
2015 16 5,700
2014 13 6,569
2013 28 3,735
2012 26 3,989
2011 24 4,200
2010 20 4,821
2009 27 3,902
2008 21 4,685
2007 27 3,878
2006 28 3,676
2005 48 2,424
2004 45 2,480
2003 54 2,098
2002 45 2,328
2001 35 2,726
2000 48 2,124
1999 42 2,222
1998 36 2,440
1997 35 2,390
1996 37 2,249
1995 44 1,949
1994 32 2,438
1993 25 2,858
1992 26 2,737
1991 25 2,744
1990 18 3,443
1989 17 3,430
1988 15 3,504
1987 14 3,482
1986 9 4,787
1985 7 5,691
1984 10 4,167
1983 10 4,102
1982 9 4,542
1981 10 4,112
1980 5 7,177
1979 10 4,038
1978 7 4,993
1977 9 4,120
1976 5 6,384
1975 7 4,741
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.