Girls' name · since 1974
Saray
Saray has 2,331 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,244 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,544 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,331
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saray currently ranks #3544 among girls' names in America, with 2,331 babies recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saray has been recorded 2,331 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #3544 nationally and more common than 80% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #4,244 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,544 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,331 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saray ranks #4,244 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,544 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,331 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,244 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,544 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,331
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saray's 2,331 recorded births place it above 94.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Saray compares
2,331 Top 21% higher than 79% of 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
Saray's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saray | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,331 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 121 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saray's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Saray splits its recorded history at 2001: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 121 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Saray popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 121
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Saray by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (965 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Saray's strongest decade.
965 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Saray births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 136
1980s
136 births
- 1990s
1990s
466 births
- 2000s
2000s
965 births
- 2010s
2010s
499 births
- 2020s 241
2020s
241 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 965 births (41% of all-time use).
How Saray compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Saray's total volume
Saray by state
Where Saray concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 776 | 33.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 301 | 12.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 57 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 56 | 2.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 49 | 2.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 34 | 1.5% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 13 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 11 | 0.5% |
776 of 2,331 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Saray appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Saray's data
- Saray's decade-level peak was the 2000s (965 total births); usage has since declined to 241 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sarays (776 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saray: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Saray 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.