The baby name Sura is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SOO-rah (IPA: /suːrə/ or /ˈsʊrə/).
The baby name Sura is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SOO-rah (IPA: /suːrə/ or /ˈsʊrə/).
Sura is Arabic, Korean, Sanskrit in Origin.
Sura is a cross-cultural given name with multiple origins. In Sanskrit, sura (सुर) means “deity, divine being,” contrasted with asura; it appears in classical texts and survives as a unisex given name across South Asia. In Arabic, Sura/Surah (سورة) denotes a chapter of the Qur’an, lending the name a sacred, literary resonance; a near-homophone, ṣūra (صورة), means “image” or “form.” In Ashkenazi Jewish usage, Sura is a Yiddish form of Sarah, “princess,” long borne by women in Eastern Europe and the diaspora.
The name is also associated with the Talmudic academy of Sura in Babylonia, reinforcing its visibility in Jewish tradition, while Indic use draws on the “divine” sense. Variants and related forms include Surah, Soora, Suraa; Yiddish Sorah, Sore, and diminutive Suri; and, from the Sanskrit root, compounds such as Surendra or Surabhi. Overall meanings converge around “divine,” “scriptural chapter,” and “princess.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Girls | 2015 | #1 | — | 426 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #37 | 2,027 | 11,303 |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #70 | 6 | 1,051 |
| IQ | 0 | #74 | 57 | 3,533 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #78 | 2 | 3,375 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #92 | 3 | 2,402 |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #104 | 3 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #108 | 1 | 1,564 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| JO | 0 | #123 | 15 | 2,158 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #134 | 2 | 1,786 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #136 | 4 | 6,332 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #166 | 207 | 7,570 |
| AE | 0 | #179 | 9 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 7,909 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #306 | 11 | 15,378 |
| Canada | Girls | 2015 | #307 | 6 | 2,822 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #335 | 11 | 7,678 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #365 | 32 | 15,987 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #377 | 10 | 8,413 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #383 | 7 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2019 | #403 | 9 | 3,279 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #486 | 13 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #488 | 182 | 13,071 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #496 | 20 | 19,177 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #497 | 27 | 10,981 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| BH | 0 | #513 | 41 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #515 | 39 | 20,968 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #542 | 4 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #554 | 6 | 12,703 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #594 | 24 | 11,648 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #602 | 4 | 10,045 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #647 | 8 | 13,121 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #649 | 49 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #682 | 26 | 18,093 |
| LB | 0 | #685 | 6 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #709 | 20 | 11,684 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #725 | 14 | 3,895 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #727 | 43 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #777 | 10 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #783 | 99 | 17,948 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #820 | 19 | 4,949 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #863 | 73 | 25,931 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #900 | 17 | 8,487 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #903 | 99 | 16,750 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #922 | 4 | 15,035 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #924 | 71 | 24,821 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #924 | 32 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #938 | 22 | 14,742 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #977 | 116 | 22,615 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| TR | 0 | #1,046 | 166 | 19,440 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,061 | 18 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,061 | 51 | 25,439 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,172 | 12 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,227 | 8 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,229 | 8 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,427 | 20 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,438 | 177 | 28,008 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,461 | 11 | 10,046 |
Sura is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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