US rank #8200 Girls' name Peak 2011 278 births

Saraiah — #8200 US girls' name

278 babies named Saraiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s882010s1322020s51
#8200
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 54% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Saraiah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

18 babies were named Saraiah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saraiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 278 babies named Saraiah between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saraiah currently holds the #8200 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saraiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 132 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Saraiah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Saraiah in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saraiah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 278 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Saraiah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

278

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2011

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,200

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Saraiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
18
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 2024202020162012200820041999 7

Saraiah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
132 births that decade — 47% of Saraiah's all-time total
1990s72000s882010s1322020s51

Saraiah by state

Where Saraiah concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Saraiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.8%
#2 Florida
5 1.8%
California share of Saraiah's total US births 1.8%
Even split

5 of 278 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saraiah?
278 babies have been named Saraiah since 1999. It currently ranks #8200 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 18 births.
When was Saraiah most popular?
Saraiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 132 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Saraiah most popular?
The top states for the name Saraiah are California (5 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Saraiah been used?
Saraiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Saraiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sara, Sarai, Sarina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.