Girls' name · since 1961
Saroya
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 257 babies named Saroya, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,495 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 257
- born since 1961
- 2020s
- peak decade
Saroya currently ranks #1495 among girls' names in America, with 257 babies recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Saroya recorded 257 times among girls since 1961, holding rank #1495 nationally today, ahead of 91% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #17,355 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,495 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 257 born since 1961
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saroya ranks #17,355 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,495 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 257 born since 1961, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,495 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 257
- born since 1961
- 2020s
- peak decade
Saroya's 257 recorded births place it above 75.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Saroya compares
257 42nd percentile among 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
Saroya's all-time total is 32% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saroya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 257 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 143 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saroya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saroya's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 82% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 18%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1961, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 143, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saroya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 143
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Saroya by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (195 births, 76% of the file).
2020s was Saroya's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Saroya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
195 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 195 births (76% of all-time use).
Saroya by state
Where Saroya concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 25 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 19 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 11 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 8 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 8 | 3.1% |
| #6 | New York | | 7 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 6 | 2.3% |
25 of 257 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Saroya appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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- Georgia records the most Saroyas (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1961–2025 (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 Saroya 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.