How Many People Are Named Saraya?
An estimated 1,615 people in the United States have the first name Saraya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Saraya peaked in popularity in 2024 with 95 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Saraya 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 Saraya paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Saraya is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,615
About 1 in 212,232 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2024
95 births
Total Registered
1,640
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Saraya
Saraya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,640 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Saraya as a female name
Ranked #2,048 in 2024
95 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (95 births)
Saraya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Saraya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 536 babies were registered. While Saraya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Saraya by Decade
How has Saraya 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.
Saraya by State
Birth registrations for Saraya span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in South Carolina, Ohio, North Carolina. On average, about 35 Sarayas were registered per state.
Saraya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Saraya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Saraya
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Saraya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saraya?
We estimate approximately 1,615 people named Saraya 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 212,232 Americans share this first name.
Is Saraya a common name?
Saraya is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,640 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Saraya most popular?
Saraya reached peak popularity in 2024, when 95 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Saraya is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Saraya a female name?
Saraya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Saraya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Saraya Smith, Saraya Johnson, Saraya 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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