Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Saraya isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Saraya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,752
- 0 boys · 1,752 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 110 babies
- 2025
- 110
- #1,830 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +60%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 110 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,830 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 60.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,111 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Saraya’s family of names
Saraya may belong to the same name family as SARAYYA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Saraya
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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