Saraya
Saraya was the 1830th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 110 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 975 places. More babies were named Saraya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,830 girls, up 1,053 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 110girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025110 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,752babies recorded
Saraya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,830 | 110 |
| 2020 | #2,883 | 57 |
| 2010 | #2,895 | 60 |
| 2000 | #4,507 | 27 |
| 1990 | #2,947 | 39 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Saraya, counting every spelling?
Saraya is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,250 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,830 for Saraya on its own. Together these spellings went to 169 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saraya | 110 | #1,830 | 402 |
| Sarayah | 36 | #4,054 | 181 |
| Saraiah | 12 | #8,782 | 51 |
| Saraia | 11 | #9,362 | 41 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Saraya?
110 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Saraya (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Saraya born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 76 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Saraya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Saraya?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Saraya are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 6 and 23. That makes Saraya mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Saraya by state
How common Saraya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Pennsylvania (2.2×). In 41 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Saraya
How popular is the name Saraya?
Saraya was the 1830th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 110 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 975 places. More babies were named Saraya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Saraya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Saraya in the US.
Where is Saraya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Saraya was most common in Pennsylvania (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Georgia.