Girls' name · since 2004

Saraye

Saraye has 42 recorded births since 2004 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#37,081 of 72,339
all-time among girls
42
born since 2004
2000s
peak decade

Saraye is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 42 have been recorded since 2004.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saraye has been recorded 42 times among girls since 2004, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 2004 to 2020.

  • #37,081 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 42 born since 2004
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saraye ranks #37,081 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 42 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.

#37,081 of 72,339
all-time among girls
42
born since 2004
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Saraye's 42 recorded births place it above 48.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Saraye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Saraye's full recorded timeline at 2010, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Saraye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2020

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2008)
8
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
456789 2004200520082010201320142020 5

Saraye by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (20 births, 48% of the file).

2000s was Saraye's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.

Saraye births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20 births (48% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saraye?
Saraye has been given to 42 babies in the U.S. since 2004, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #37,081 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2020. 8 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Saraye sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saraye ranks #37,081 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Saraye most popular?
Saraye was most popular in the 2000s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Saraye been used?
Records for Saraye go back to 2004, giving 17 years of history through 2020.
What names are similar to Saraye?
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.

What to do with Saraye's data

  • Saraye's decade-level peak was the 2000s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Saraye

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Saraye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2020 (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 Saraye 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.