US rank #2952 Girls' name Peak 2018 491 births

Serayah — #2952 US girls' name

491 babies named Serayah in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s62010s2482020s237
#2952
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Serayah was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

59 babies were named Serayah in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Serayah

The Social Security Administration has registered 491 babies named Serayah between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Serayah currently holds the #2952 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 59 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Serayah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 248 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Serayah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Serayah in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Serayah 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 491 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.

Serayah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

491

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2018

59 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,952

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Serayah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
59
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
020406080 2024202220202018201620142006 6

Serayah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
248 births that decade — 51% of Serayah's all-time total
2000s62010s2482020s237

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 Florida
27 5.5%
#2 Texas
25 5.1%
#3 California
20 4.1%
#4 New York
15 3.1%
#5 Georgia
11 2.2%
#6 New Jersey
6 1.2%
#7 Ohio
6 1.2%
#8 Tennessee
6 1.2%
Florida share of Serayah's total US births 5.5%
Even split

27 of 491 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Serayah?
491 babies have been named Serayah since 2006. It currently ranks #2952 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 59 births.
When was Serayah most popular?
Serayah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 248 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Serayah most popular?
The top states for the name Serayah are Florida (27 births), Texas (25 births), California (20 births).
How long has the name Serayah been used?
Serayah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 2006–2024 (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.