Total births
200
Girls' name · since 1985
Sairah
Sairah has 200 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9785
- among girls today
- 200
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
200 babies have been named Sairah since 1985, making it today's #9785 girls' name.
Sairah has 200 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9785 as of the latest data, more common than 45% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #9785 among girls today
- 200 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
- 45% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Sairah is currently the #9785 girls' name in America, more common than 45% of girls - 200 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9785
- among girls today
- 200
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
Sairah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9785
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 45% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Sairah was born in this single decade.
2003
Single peak year
11 babies were named Sairah in 2003 - its busiest year on record.
How Sairah compares
200 37th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sairah's all-time total is 48% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sairah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 200 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Sairah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sairah's full recorded timeline at 2006, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2003 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sairah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2003
Current rank
#9,785
Active since
1985
Sairah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Sairah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Sairah's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Sairah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
41 births
- 2020s
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 63 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sairah? ▼
Sairah has been given to 200 babies in the U.S. since 1985, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #9785 as of the latest data. 11 babies were born in 2003, its single highest year.
When was Sairah most popular? ▼
Sairah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Sairah been used? ▼
Records for Sairah go back to 1985, giving 41 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Sairah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saige, Saira, Sailor, Saida, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Sairah's data
- Sairah's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (63 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sairah
Nearby Names Like Sairah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sairah
Saige Girl
#448 12,119 births
Saira Girl
#2020 3,645 births
Sailor Girl
#1347 3,603 births
Saida Girl
#4695 1,264 births
Saisha Girl
#3095 1,051 births
Compare Sairah side by side: Sairah vs Saige Sairah vs Saira Sairah vs Sailor
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Sairah
Mikenna #9784
1,059 births · Peak 2003
Yennifer #9786
515 births · Peak 2003
Bethlehem #9783
472 births · Peak 2015
Daija #9787
3,065 births · Peak 1997
Reham #9782
384 births · Peak 2018
Korea #9788
298 births · Peak 2004
Mariavictoria #9781
232 births · Peak 2023
Nohely #9789
896 births · Peak 1994
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sairah: #9785 Girls' Name - 200 Births, Peak 2003." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sairah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sairah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.