Given name

Sarayah

Sarayah is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Sarayah 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 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Sarayah through the years

Babies since 1880
662
0 boys · 662 girls
Most popular year
2016
44 babies
2025
36
#4,054 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−6%
Steady
010203020002025Highest share 202322
Sarayah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1996–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inGeorgia, California
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Georgia (5), California (6).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,054 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 6.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 44 in 2016. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 389 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.

SarayahSarayaSaraiah

The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Sarayah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Zamaya

22RareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Sihaya

12Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Syiah

11Very rare

>99% girls

Modern

Sarinah

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Arshiya

17Very rareRising

>99% girls

Modern

Saija

Saija is a feminine given name. It is used in Finnish.

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Modern

Aleeyah

25RareCooling

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Sarayah’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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