Shaurya
Boy name · #1274 in 2025 · Rare
Shaurya is currently the #1274 boy name in the United States — 155 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1581, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 11,613 boys born in 2025 was named Shaurya.
The 25-year story
Shaurya first appears in the Social Security records in 2000, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 155 babies and a rank of #1267. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Shaurya per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Shaurya in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Shaurya is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Shaurya will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Shaurya is most common
Geography matters for names, and Shaurya is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Shaurya is most common in WA (0.5 per 1,000), NJ (0.3 per 1,000), CA (0.2 per 1,000), TX (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.1 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Shaurya is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Shaurya
Statistically, parents drawn to Shaurya tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Shaya, Zakariya, Stellan, Shia, and Syncere.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Shaurya | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 155 | #1267 |
| 2024 | 87 | #1856 |
| 2023 | 87 | #1832 |
| 2022 | 79 | #1951 |
| 2021 | 82 | #1870 |
| 2020 | 99 | #1621 |
| 2019 | 88 | #1762 |
| 2018 | 104 | #1591 |
| 2017 | 111 | #1502 |
| 2016 | 87 | #1763 |
| 2015 | 102 | #1581 |
| 2014 | 82 | #1812 |
| 2013 | 75 | #1878 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2238 |
| 2011 | 76 | #1849 |
| 2010 | 78 | #1850 |
| 2009 | 81 | #1825 |
| 2008 | 56 | #2327 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3025 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4105 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8299 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6138 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6258 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5131 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8339 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Shaurya a popular boy name?
Shaurya ranked #1274 among boys in 2025 with 155 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1581.
When was the name Shaurya most popular?
Shaurya peaked in 2025, when 155 American boys received the name (ranked #1267 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Shaurya?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 11,613 newborn American boys was named Shaurya. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.