Girls' name · since 1998
Sorayah
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 272 babies named Sorayah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,790 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,054 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 272
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sorayah is the #5054 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 272 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sorayah has been recorded 272 times among girls since 1998, currently ranked #5054 nationally and more common than 71% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #16,790 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,054 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 272 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sorayah ranks #16,790 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,054 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 272 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,790 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,054 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 272
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sorayah's 272 recorded births place it above 76.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sorayah compares
272 43rd 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
Sorayah's all-time total is 28% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sorayah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 272 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sorayah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sorayah's full recorded timeline at 2014, 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 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sorayah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Sorayah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (129 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Sorayah's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Sorayah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s
2020s
94 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 129 births (47% of all-time use).
Sorayah by state
Where Sorayah concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 1.8% |
11 of 272 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sorayah's data
- Sorayah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (129 total births) through the 2020s (94) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sorayahs (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sorayah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Sorayah 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.