Girls' name · since 2006

Serayah

Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 562 babies named Serayah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#11,020 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,508 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
562
born since 2006
2020s
peak decade

562 babies have been named Serayah since 2006, making it today's #2508 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Serayah recorded 562 times among girls since 2006, holding rank #2508 nationally today, ahead of 86% 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 2006 to 2025.

  • #11,020 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,508 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 562 born since 2006
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Serayah ranks #11,020 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,508 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 562 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.

#11,020 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,508 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
562
born since 2006
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%85.5%
Serayah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Serayah's 562 recorded births place it above 84.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

11 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Serayah compares

562 Top 43% higher than 57% 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

Serayah's all-time total is 49% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Serayah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 562 376 567,345
Peak-year births 71 21 19,840

Serayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Serayah's full recorded timeline at 2019, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 71 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Serayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
71
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
020406080 20062014201620182020202220242025 71

Serayah by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (308 births, 55% of the file).

2020s was Serayah's strongest decade.

308 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Serayah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 308 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Serayah 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 Serayah's total volume

Serayah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 020406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -34, 8.4%-21, 12.1%-51, 4.1%-21, 9.3%-43, 14.2%-29, 6.9%-46, 5.5%-25, 7.1%-106, 4.4%-79, 3.4%-35, 6.6%-51, 13%-49, 4.6%-21, 9.6%-32, 7.5%Serayah-20, 12.6%Serayah
Serayah vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Serayah by state

Where Serayah concentrates geographically, total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Serayah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
34 6.0%
#2 Florida
32 5.7%
#3 California
20 3.6%
#4 Georgia
16 2.8%
#5 New York
15 2.7%
#6 North Carolina
6 1.1%
#7 New Jersey
6 1.1%
#8 Ohio
6 1.1%
Texas share of Serayah's total US births 6.0%
Even split

34 of 562 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Serayah appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Serayah?
Serayah has been given to 562 babies in the U.S. since 2006, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #11,020 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #2,508 of 17,297. 71 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
Where does Serayah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Serayah ranks #11,020 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,508 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Serayah most popular?
Serayah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 308 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Serayah most popular?
The top states for the name Serayah are Texas (34 births), Florida (32 births), California (20 births).
How long has the name Serayah been used?
The SSA has tracked Serayah since 2006 -- 20 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Serayah?
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.

What to do with Serayah's data

  • Texas records the most Serayahs (34 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Serayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2006–2025 (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 Serayah 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.