Serayah
Seraiah or Sraya is the name of several people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, and a name with other non-biblical uses.
Meaning & Origin of Serayah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Seraiah or Sraya is the name of several people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, and a name with other non-biblical uses.
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The Story of Serayah
The earliest SSA record of Serayah as a baby girl name dates back to 2006, when 6 babies received it. 2018 was its biggest year on record, with 59 newborns named Serayah — #2,841 in the national rankings. About 57% of every Serayah on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Serayah ranks #3,214 for baby girls with 50 births, gradually falling (-8%). All told, over 591 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
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About the name Serayah
Serayah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2006 and has accumulated 591 births in the dataset. Serayah's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #2,841. Use the chart and map above to compare Serayah'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 .
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