Girls' name · since 1996
Sarayah
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 662 babies named Sarayah, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,026 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 662
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sarayah currently ranks #4026 among girls' names in America, with 662 babies recorded since 1996.
Sarayah has 662 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4026 as of the latest data, more common than 77% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #9,890 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,026 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 662 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarayah ranks #9,890 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,026 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 662 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,890 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,026 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 662
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sarayah's 662 recorded births place it above 86.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Sarayah compares
662 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Sarayah's all-time total is 76% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sarayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 662 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sarayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sarayah's full recorded timeline at 2012, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 44 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sarayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Sarayah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (305 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Sarayah's strongest decade.
305 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Sarayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
128 births
- 2010s
2010s
305 births
- 2020s
2020s
215 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 305 births (46% of all-time use).
How Sarayah 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 Sarayah's total volume
Sarayah by state
Where Sarayah concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 26 | 3.9% |
| #2 | California | | 20 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 14 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 12 | 1.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.8% |
26 of 662 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Sarayah's data
- Sarayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (305 total births) through the 2020s (215) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Sarayahs (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Sarayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Sarayah 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.