US rank #1010 Girls' name Peak 2011 9,319 births

Sariah — #1010 US girls' name

9,319 babies named Sariah in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s1361980s1871990s8142000s29882010s37822020s1406
#1010
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Sariah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

496 babies were named Sariah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sariah

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,319 babies named Sariah between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sariah currently holds the #1010 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 496 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sariah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,782 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sariah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,134 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sariah in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sariah 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 9,319 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.

Sariah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

9,319

Since 1969

56 years of records

Peak year

2011

496 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,010

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1969

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sariah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1969

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
496
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
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Sariah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
3,782 births that decade — 41% of Sariah's all-time total
1960s61970s1361980s1871990s8142000s29882010s37822020s1406

Sariah by state

Where Sariah concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sariah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,134 12.2%
#2 Texas
938 10.1%
#3 Florida
749 8.0%
#4 New York
513 5.5%
#5 Utah
447 4.8%
#6 Georgia
424 4.5%
#7 Arizona
310 3.3%
#8 Illinois
283 3.0%
California share of Sariah's total US births 12.2%
Even split

1,134 of 9,319 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Sariah appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sariah?
9,319 babies have been named Sariah since 1969. It currently ranks #1010 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 496 births.
When was Sariah most popular?
Sariah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,782 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Sariah most popular?
The top states for the name Sariah are California (1,134 births), Texas (938 births), Florida (749 births).
How long has the name Sariah been used?
Sariah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 56 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sariah?
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, 1969–2024 (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.