US rank #7315 Girls' name Peak 2018 798 births

Serah — #7315 US girls' name

798 babies named Serah in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s201980s911990s1332000s1682010s2982020s83
#7315
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 59% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Serah was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

41 babies were named Serah in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Serah

The Social Security Administration has registered 798 babies named Serah between 1963 and 2024, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Serah currently holds the #7315 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Serah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 298 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Serah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Serah in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Serah 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 798 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.

Serah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

798

Since 1963

62 years of records

Peak year

2018

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,315

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1963

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2024

Serah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1963

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
41
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Serah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
298 births that decade — 37% of Serah's all-time total
1960s51970s201980s911990s1332000s1682010s2982020s83

Serah by state

Where Serah concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Serah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
27 3.4%
#2 California
24 3.0%
#3 Texas
19 2.4%
#4 Florida
6 0.8%
New York share of Serah's total US births 3.4%
Even split

27 of 798 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Serah?
798 babies have been named Serah since 1963. It currently ranks #7315 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 41 births.
When was Serah most popular?
Serah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 298 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Serah most popular?
The top states for the name Serah are New York (27 births), California (24 births), Texas (19 births).
How long has the name Serah been used?
Serah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 62 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Serah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Serenity, Serena, Serina, Seraphina, 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, 1963–2024 (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.