Seraya
Seraya is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical Hebrew.
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Seraya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Seraya is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Seraya
The earliest SSA record of Seraya as a baby girl name dates back to 2001, when 5 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Seraya — #6,963 in the national rankings. About 54% of every Seraya on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Seraya ranks #7,576 for baby girls with 14 births, with steady use. All told, over 174 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Seraya
Seraya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 174 births in the dataset. Seraya's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #6,915. Use the chart and map above to compare Seraya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.