Girls' name · since 1963
Serah
814 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.
- #8,634 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,910 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 814
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Serah is the #6910 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 814 recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Serah recorded 814 times among girls since 1963, holding rank #6910 nationally today, ahead of 60% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #8,634 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,910 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 814 born since 1963
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Serah ranks #8,634 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,910 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 814 born since 1963, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,634 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,910 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 814
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Serah's 814 recorded births place it above 88.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Serah compares
814 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Serah's all-time total is 116% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Serah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 814 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Serah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Serah splits its recorded history at 2001: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Serah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Serah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (298 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Serah's strongest decade.
298 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Serah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 91
1980s
91 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
168 births
- 2010s
2010s
298 births
- 2020s 99
2020s
99 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 298 births (37% of all-time use).
How Serah 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 Serah's total volume
Serah by state
Where Serah concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 27 | 3.3% |
| #2 | California | | 24 | 2.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 19 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
27 of 814 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Serah's data
- Serah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (298 total births); usage has since declined to 99 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Serahs (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Serah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Serah 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.