The baby name Suraj is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SOO-ruj.
The baby name Suraj is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SOO-ruj.
Suraj is Hindi, Prakrit, Sanskrit in Origin.
Suraj is the modern Hindi name सूरज, literally sun. Its older Indo-Aryan ancestor is Vedic Sanskrit sū́rya, the standard word for the sun and the solar deity; Middle Indo-Aryan forms such as Prakrit sūriya and sūraja help explain the Hindi ending -j. The spelling Suraj is a romanization of Hindi, while Sooraj marks the long ū more transparently in English.
In Hindu usage the name belongs to the same devotional and literary sphere as Surya, invoked in Vedic hymns and later associated with Saura worship, Chhath Puja, and solar epithets in Sanskrit literature. Suraj is especially familiar in North Indian languages, with Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, and Urdu spellings reflecting local scripts. Diaspora records show modest use in the United States from the late twentieth century, usually within Indian-origin families; Surya and Suriya function as closer Sanskritic or regional variants.
| Suraj Sharma Suraj Sharma is an Indian actor best known for his role as Pi Patel in the film 'Life of Pi'. Born in 1993, he gained international recognition for his performance in this visually stunning movie. He has also appeared in films like 'Million Dollar Arm'. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | Boys | 0 | #25 | 14,456 | 16,750 |
| ET | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 678 |
| IN | 0 | #29 | 44 | 2,963 | |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #34 | 3 | 614 |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| MO | 0 | #50 | 3 | 2,706 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #66 | 12 | 3,375 |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| QA | 0 | #79 | 22 | 7,011 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1,624 | 18,093 |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| OM | 0 | #99 | 18 | 6,215 | |
| SD | 0 | #101 | 2 | 2,130 | |
| KW | 0 | #116 | 6 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #125 | 7 | 3,473 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #128 | 300 | 8,477 |
| AE | 0 | #130 | 48 | 10,220 | |
| IQ | 0 | #131 | 3 | 3,533 | |
| MU | 0 | #131 | 7 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #133 | 7 | 6,332 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #134 | 2 | 4,130 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #178 | 1 | 2,508 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #192 | 2,333 | 22,615 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #207 | 17 | 5,842 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| BD | 0 | #237 | 5 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #240 | 9 | 5,396 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #241 | 76 | 15,378 |
| NG | 0 | #244 | 21 | 5,926 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #245 | 802 | 18,755 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #247 | 524 | 13,121 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #250 | 1,076 | 17,948 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #252 | 46 | 7,909 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #260 | 11 | 3,535 |
| SG | 0 | #260 | 10 | 11,010 | |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| BH | 0 | #264 | 326 | 17,937 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #268 | 22 | 6,578 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| SA | 0 | #278 | 18 | 10,560 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #300 | 6 | 6,530 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #302 | 44 | 8,138 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #308 | 4,435 | 28,008 |
| Canada | Boys | 2010 | #313 | 6 | 2,386 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #313 | 117 | 2,041 |
| MY | 0 | #321 | 10 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #325 | 7 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #330 | 3 | 7,401 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #330 | 8 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #348 | 20 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #352 | 45 | 15,987 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #358 | 20 | 7,057 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #359 | 4 | 8,539 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #382 | 1,033 | 16,906 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #390 | 56 | 10,523 |
| YE | 0 | #397 | 2 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #401 | 8 | 11,440 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #403 | 4 | 8,413 |
| ZA | 0 | #436 | 12 | 14,421 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #462 | 44 | 12,621 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #468 | 48 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #478 | 76 | 20,968 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #482 | 46 | 12,905 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #505 | 6 | 10,188 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #521 | 5 | 11,303 |
| LY | 0 | #524 | 12 | 12,703 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #538 | 39 | 10,045 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #539 | 10 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #541 | 12 | 10,162 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #598 | 100 | 17,960 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #617 | 9 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #636 | 32 | 13,071 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #671 | 12 | 3,552 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #678 | 475 | 25,439 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #697 | 4 | 13,390 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #700 | 236 | 25,931 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #754 | 33 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #873 | 79 | 5,873 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #886 | 7 | 7,044 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #899 | 32 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #920 | 6 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #940 | 13 | 5,697 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #960 | 35 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,107 | 72 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,188 | 24 | 19,440 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,229 | 6 | 20,130 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,289 | 183 | 10,046 |
Suraj is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:
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