Suraj
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning sun.
Babies a year
17
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Suraj by the numbers
Suraj was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 54 babies in 2003, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Suraj. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sirajlamp, light, or radiance8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Serajlamp; light; a source of illumination10 in the US (2017)
- Sehajeasy; natural; comfortable26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Suryasun; the solar deity in hindu mythology41 in the US (2017)
- Sahajnatural; innate; easy7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sartajcrown; diadem; head of the crown9 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean the sun
Like Suraj, each of these has the sun in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Cyrussun; royal name from ancient Persia729 in the US (2017)
- Apollogreek god of music, poetry, and sun525 in the US (2017)
- Eliansun; diminutive of Elias or form of Helios486 in the US (2017)
- Samsonhis name is sun; strong as the sun430 in the US (2017)
- Reyanshpart of the sun; ray of light382 in the US (2017)
- Sunnybright or cheerful like the sun69 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Suraj
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