Recorded 1992–2019 Girls' name Peak 2002 170 births

Saraih — girls' name

170 babies named Saraih in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s892010s76
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Saraih was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

16 babies were named Saraih in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saraih

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Saraih between 1992 and 2019, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saraih currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saraih performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Saraih shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Saraih in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saraih 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 170 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.

Saraih at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

170

Since 1992

28 years of records

Peak year

2002

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1992

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2019

Saraih popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1992

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2002)
16
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
05101520 20192015201220092006200320001992 5

Saraih by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
89 births that decade — 52% of Saraih's all-time total
1990s52000s892010s76

Saraih by state

Where Saraih concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Saraih
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 7.1%
#2 Texas
6 3.5%
California share of Saraih's total US births 7.1%
Even split

12 of 170 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saraih?
170 babies have been named Saraih since 1992. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 2002 with 16 births.
When was Saraih most popular?
Saraih was most popular in the 2000s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Saraih most popular?
The top states for the name Saraih are California (12 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Saraih been used?
Saraih has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 28 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Saraih?
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.

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, 1992–2019 (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.