Girls' name · since 1999
Saraiah
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 290 babies named Saraiah, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,629 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 290
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Saraiah is the #8629 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 290 recorded since 1999.
Saraiah has 290 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8629 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #16,223 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,629 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 290 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saraiah ranks #16,223 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,629 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 290 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,223 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,629 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 290
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saraiah's 290 recorded births place it above 77.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Saraiah compares
290 44th percentile among 17,297 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
Saraiah's all-time total is 23% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saraiah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 290 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saraiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saraiah's full recorded timeline at 2013, 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 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saraiah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Saraiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (132 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Saraiah's strongest decade.
132 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Saraiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 132 births (46% of all-time use).
Saraiah by state
Where Saraiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 290 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Saraiah's data
- Saraiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (132 total births) through the 2020s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Saraiahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saraiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~26 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1999–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Saraiah 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 August 2026.