Sariya
Sariya was the 2508th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 71 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2008th; the most babies were born in 2009 (103). Over the last ten years it has moved down 197 places. More babies were named Sariya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Sariyah) a cloud that comes by night (Arabic) · Arabic
- Rank in 2025
- #2,508 girls, up 624 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 71girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009103 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,728babies recorded
What does the name Sariya mean?
Sariya is a spelling of Sariyah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Sariyah's meaning and origin.
Sariyah is borrowed from Arabic sāriya, which Wiktionary glosses as "a cloud that comes by night," and also a rain that falls by night or a party traveling by night. A separate Arabic word spelled the same way, borrowed from Aramaic, means a post, mast or column. Sariyah appears in US records only from 1998, alongside similar names such as Saniyah and Zariyah.
سَارِيَة (Arabic, “a cloud or rain that comes by night”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only.
See also: Arabic names, names that mean sky, star, moon or sun.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Sariyah' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'سارية' (Arabic section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Sariya popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,508 | 71 |
| 2020 | #3,132 | 51 |
| 2010 | #2,008 | 100 |
| 2000 | #10,583 | 9 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Sariya, counting every spelling?
Sariya is a spelling of Sariyah, a name family that ranked #557 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,508 for Sariya on its own. Together these spellings went to 539 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sariyah | 468 | #625 | 2,237 |
| Sariya | 71 | #2,508 | 340 |
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 Sariya?
71 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sariya (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sariya 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 118 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sariya.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sariya?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Sariya are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 18. That makes Sariya 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.
Sariya by state
How common Sariya was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.6×). 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
These names rose and fell in step with Sariya: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sariya, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sariya
What does Sariya mean?
Sariya is a spelling of Sariyah, which means “a cloud that comes by night (Arabic)” (Arabic origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Sariya?
Sariya was the 2508th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 71 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 2008th; the most babies were born in 2009 (103). Over the last ten years it has moved down 197 places. More babies were named Sariya in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sariya a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sariya in the US.
Where is Sariya most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sariya was most common in Georgia (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by North Carolina and Alabama.