Sura first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1975. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2023, 27 babies received the name (ranked #4984). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #6658), with roughly 19 babies named Sura each year. Sura's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 413 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.