Suriyah

A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning sun; a form of Surya.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Suriyah by the numbers

Suriyah was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 21 babies in 2010, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Surya

Like Suriyah, each of these traces back to Surya: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Suryasun; the solar deity in hindu mythology41 in the US (2017)
  • Suryanshpart of the sun; descendant of Surya8 in the US (2017)
  • Souryaof the sun; a form of Surya5 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Suriyah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Sariyahprincess; a variant of Seraiah or Sarah313 in the US (2017)
  • Surayahbrightness or star; a form of Surya7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Suriyasun6 in the US (2017)
  • Suraiyahbright star; pleiad star3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Seriyah16 in the US (2017)
  • Soriyah10 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Suriyah

Names that are said the same way as Suriyah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Suraiyathe pleiades constellation15 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Surayyathe pleiades star cluster3 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean the sun

Like Suriyah, each of these has the sun in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sunnybright or cheerful like the sun69 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Marisolsea and sun250 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorabright light or sun ray; a form of Eleanor42 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Solsun49 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Soleilsun133 in the US (2017)

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