US rank #3778 Girls' name Peak 2016 625 births

Sarayah — #3778 US girls' name

625 babies named Sarayah in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s142000s1282010s3052020s178
#3778
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 79% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Sarayah was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

44 babies were named Sarayah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 625 babies named Sarayah between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sarayah currently holds the #3778 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarayah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 305 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sarayah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sarayah in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarayah 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 625 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.

Sarayah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

625

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2016

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,778

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sarayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
44
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200419991996 8

Sarayah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
305 births that decade — 49% of Sarayah's all-time total
1990s142000s1282010s3052020s178

Sarayah by state

Where Sarayah concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Sarayah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
26 4.2%
#2 California
14 2.2%
#3 Florida
14 2.2%
#4 Georgia
7 1.1%
#5 New York
6 1.0%
#6 Pennsylvania
5 0.8%
Texas share of Sarayah's total US births 4.2%
Even split

26 of 625 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarayah?
625 babies have been named Sarayah since 1996. It currently ranks #3778 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 44 births.
When was Sarayah most popular?
Sarayah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 305 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Sarayah most popular?
The top states for the name Sarayah are Texas (26 births), California (14 births), Florida (14 births).
How long has the name Sarayah been used?
Sarayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sarayah?
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, 1996–2024 (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.