Girls' name · since 2000
Sarayu
679 babies named Sarayu in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,846 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 679
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sarayu currently ranks #5846 among girls' names in America, with 679 babies recorded since 2000.
Sarayu has 679 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5846 as of the latest data, more common than 66% 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 2000 to 2025.
- #9,700 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,846 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 679 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarayu ranks #9,700 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,846 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 679 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,700 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,846 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 679
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sarayu's 679 recorded births place it above 86.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sarayu compares
679 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Sarayu's all-time total is 81% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sarayu | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 679 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sarayu's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sarayu splits its recorded history at 2013: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2000 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sarayu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Sarayu by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (334 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Sarayu's strongest decade.
334 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Sarayu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
197 births
- 2010s
2010s
334 births
- 2020s
2020s
148 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 334 births (49% of all-time use).
How Sarayu 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 Sarayu's total volume
Sarayu by state
Where Sarayu concentrates geographically, total births since 2000
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 87 | 12.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 58 | 8.5% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.7% |
87 of 679 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Sarayu's data
- Sarayu's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (334 total births) through the 2020s (148) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sarayus (87 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 Sarayu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~25 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, 2000–2025 (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 Sarayu 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.