Girls' name · since 1994

Surayyah

15 babies named Surayyah in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#50,228 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade

15 girls have been named Surayyah since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Surayyah recorded 15 times among girls since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 1997.

  • #50,228 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 15 born since 1994
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Surayyah ranks #50,228 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.

#50,228 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Surayyah's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Surayyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Surayyah's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded.

Surayyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1997

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1994)
5
Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
5 199419961997 5

Surayyah by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (15 births, 100% of the file).

1990s was Surayyah's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Surayyah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Surayyah?
Since 1994, Social Security records show 15 babies named Surayyah. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #50,228 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1997. Its busiest year on record was 1994, with 5 births.
Where does Surayyah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Surayyah ranks #50,228 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Surayyah most popular?
Surayyah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Surayyah been used?
Surayyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 4 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Surayyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Suri, Sury, Suraya, Surina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Surayyah: 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, 1994–1997 (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 Surayyah 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.