US rank #2040 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,640 births

Saraya — #2040 US girls' name

1,640 babies named Saraya in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s91980s671990s2692000s4112010s5362020s348
#2040
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 88% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Saraya was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

95 babies were named Saraya in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saraya

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,640 babies named Saraya between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saraya currently holds the #2040 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 95 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saraya performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 536 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Saraya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 134 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Saraya in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saraya 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 1,640 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.

Saraya at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,640

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2024

95 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,040

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Saraya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
95
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
020406080100 20242018201220062000199419881974 9

Saraya by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
536 births that decade — 33% of Saraya's all-time total
1970s91980s671990s2692000s4112010s5362020s348

Saraya by state

Where Saraya concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Saraya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
134 8.2%
#2 Texas
60 3.7%
#3 Florida
44 2.7%
#4 New York
39 2.4%
#5 Pennsylvania
37 2.3%
#6 Michigan
10 0.6%
#7 Georgia
7 0.4%
#8 North Carolina
5 0.3%
California share of Saraya's total US births 8.2%
Even split

134 of 1,640 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Saraya appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saraya?
1,640 babies have been named Saraya since 1974. It currently ranks #2040 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 95 births.
When was Saraya most popular?
Saraya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 536 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Saraya most popular?
The top states for the name Saraya are California (134 births), Texas (60 births), Florida (44 births).
How long has the name Saraya been used?
Saraya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Saraya?
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, 1974–2024 (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.