How Many People Are Named Saray?
An estimated 2,244 people in the United States have the first name Saray. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Saray peaked in popularity in 2007 with 121 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Saray as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Saray paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,244
About 1 in 152,743 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2007
121 births
Total Registered
2,288
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Saray
Saray is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,288 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Saray as a female name
Ranked #3,797 in 2024
40 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (121 births)
Saray: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Saray span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 965 babies were registered. Saray has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Saray by Decade
How has Saray tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Saray by State
Birth registrations for Saray span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Nevada, Colorado, Georgia. On average, about 119 Sarays were registered per state.
Saray + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Saray as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Saray
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Saray: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saray?
We estimate approximately 2,244 people named Saray are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 152,743 Americans share this first name.
Is Saray a common name?
Saray is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,288 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Saray most popular?
Saray reached peak popularity in 2007, when 121 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Saray is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Saray a female name?
Saray is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Saray Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Saray Smith, Saray Johnson, Saray Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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