| Surya | Aarnav | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | The sun | Ocean, sea |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | SOOR-yah | AHR-nuhv |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2009 (68) | 2012 (62) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Surya | Aarnav |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 269 | 88 |
| 2010s | 449 | 345 |
| 2000s | 439 | 138 |
| 1990s | 53 | 0 |
| 1970s | 5 | 0 |
Sanskrit name meaning 'the sun' and the name of the Hindu sun god. The fire connection is the sun as a celestial fire rather than fire directly; its primary sense is 'sun'.
From the Sanskrit अर्णव (arṇava), meaning 'ocean' or 'sea', literally 'the foaming/surging water'. A well-established classical Sanskrit word for a great body of water, commonly spelled Arnav or Aarnav.
Surya and Aarnav are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Surya means The sun (sanskrit origin), while Aarnav means Ocean, sea (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Surya first appears in 0 and Aarnav in 0, so Surya has the longer recorded history.