Suraj is a boy's name of Indian origin meaning “the sun.” In 2024 it was given to 7 boys in the United States.
Suraj belongs to the Hindu & Indian tradition. Its meaning — “the sun” — is the sense carried by its Indian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Suraj first appears in Social Security records in 1975. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1950 in 1995, and in 2024 7 babies received the name — 1,085 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Suraj means “the sun” in its Indian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Suraj is a boy name. In 2024, 7 babies received the name in the US.
Suraj comes from the Hindu & Indian tradition.
Suraj first appears in US records in 1975. Its best-ever ranking was #1950 in 1995, and 7 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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