Girls' name · since 1974
Saraya
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 1,752 babies named Saraya, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,149 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,826 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,752
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,752 babies have been named Saraya since 1974, making it today's #1826 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Saraya recorded 1,752 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #1826 nationally today, ahead of 89% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #5,149 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,826 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,752 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saraya ranks #5,149 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,826 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,752 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,149 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,826 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,752
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saraya's 1,752 recorded births place it above 92.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Saraya compares
1,752 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Saraya's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saraya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,752 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 110 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saraya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Saraya splits its recorded history at 2004: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1981 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 110 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Saraya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 110
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Saraya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (537 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Saraya's strongest decade.
537 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Saraya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s 67
1980s
67 births
- 1990s
1990s
269 births
- 2000s
2000s
411 births
- 2010s
2010s
537 births
- 2020s
2020s
459 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 537 births (31% of all-time use).
How Saraya 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 Saraya's total volume
Saraya by state
Where Saraya concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 134 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 69 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 51 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 49 | 2.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 48 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 13 | 0.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 13 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.6% |
134 of 1,752 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Saraya appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Saraya's data
- Saraya's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (537 total births) through the 2020s (459) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sarayas (134 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 Saraya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
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 Saraya 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.