Sarayu
Sarayu was the 5878th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 3858th with 41 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,744 places. More babies were named Sarayu in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,878 girls, down 1,532 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200941 babies
- Total since 1880
- 679babies recorded
Sarayu popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,878 | 21 |
| 2020 | #4,346 | 32 |
| 2010 | #4,584 | 32 |
| 2000 | #14,674 | 6 |
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How popular is Sarayu, counting every spelling?
Sarayu has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sarayu?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sarayu (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sarayu 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 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sarayu.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sarayu?
About 700 people born in the US named Sarayu are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 17. That makes Sarayu a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Sarayu by state
How common Sarayu was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.0×). In 49 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
These names rose and fell in step with Sarayu: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sarayu, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sarayu
How popular is the name Sarayu?
Sarayu was the 5878th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 3858th with 41 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,744 places. More babies were named Sarayu in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sarayu a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sarayu in the US.
Where is Sarayu most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sarayu was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.