Girls' name · since 1969
Sariah
Sariah has 9,594 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #951 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,594
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
9,594 babies have been named Sariah since 1969, making it today's #951 girls' name.
Sariah has 9,594 recorded births among girls since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #951 as of the latest data, more common than 95% 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 1969 to 2025.
- #1,721 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #951 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,594 born since 1969
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sariah ranks #1,721 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #951 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,594 born since 1969, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #951 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,594
- born since 1969
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sariah's 9,594 recorded births place it above 97.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sariah compares
9,594 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Sariah's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sariah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,594 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 496 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sariah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sariah's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 496, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sariah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 496
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Sariah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,782 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Sariah's strongest decade.
3,782 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Sariah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 136
1970s
136 births
- 1980s 187
1980s
187 births
- 1990s 814
1990s
814 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,988 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,782 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,681 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,782 births (39% of all-time use).
How Sariah 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 Sariah's total volume
Sariah by state
Where Sariah concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,157 | 12.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 958 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 782 | 8.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 531 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Utah | | 456 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 442 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 310 | 3.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 285 | 3.0% |
1,157 of 9,594 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Sariah appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sariah's data
- Sariah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,782 total births) through the 2020s (1,681) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sariahs (1,157 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sariah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Sariah 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.