girls' name ★ peaked 2023

Sariyah

Meaning a cloud that comes by night Gender Girl Rank 2025 #625 Trend ↑ Rising 41%

Borrowed from Arabic سَارِيَة (sāriya), the meaning “a cloud that comes by night”.

Rank 2025
#625
among girls · ↑2 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
468
named Sariyah · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 3,434
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
518 babies
All-time total
6,500
#2,179 all-time among girls
First recorded
1998
in Social Security records

Sariyah popularity over time

6,500 babies have been named Sariyah since 1998, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2023Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 23 2 – #7,929
2000s 1,016 102 +4317% #1,115
2010s 2,890 289 +184% #740
2020s (to 2025) 2,571 429 +48% #578

Where Sariyah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 492 0.31 outside top 500
2027 513 0.32 outside top 500
2028 531 0.33 outside top 500
2029 548 0.34 outside top 500
2030 562 0.35 outside top 500

Where Sariyah is most popular

Girls named Sariyah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.276 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, South Carolina, and District of Columbia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Sariyah born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 59 1.26 +357%
South Carolina 76 0.845 +207%
District of Columbia 10 0.844 +206%
Georgia 183 0.806 +192%
Louisiana 67 0.765 +178%
Alabama 70 0.746 +170%
North Carolina 132 0.580 +110%
Maryland 58 0.547 +99%
Delaware 6 0.529 +92%
Florida 223 0.521 +89%
Virginia 75 0.440 +60%
Pennsylvania 104 0.440 +60%
Tennessee 61 0.385 +40%
Michigan 66 0.362 +31%
New York 139 0.351 +27%
Nevada 16 0.344 +25%
Indiana 48 0.342 +24%
New Jersey 61 0.338 +23%
Illinois 74 0.323 +17%
Ohio 70 0.295 +7%
Texas 184 0.229 -17%
Wisconsin 21 0.204 -26%
Arizona 25 0.178 -35%
Missouri 20 0.166 -40%
Oklahoma 12 0.163 -41%
California 137 0.163 -41%
Kentucky 11 0.129 -53%
Massachusetts 15 0.124 -55%
Colorado 13 0.116 -58%
Connecticut 6 0.103 -63%
Washington 14 0.097 -65%
Arkansas 5 0.095 -66%
Minnesota 10 0.093 -66%
Iowa 5 0.086 -69%
Alaska – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Sariyah

Sariyah is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #625 in 2025 with 468 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1998, 6,500 American babies have been named Sariyah. Its peak came in 2023, when 518 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sariyah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sariyah?

The median living Sariyah is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 13. An estimated 6,500 people named Sariyah are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sariyah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 468 #625
2024 475 #627
2023 518 #578
2022 398 #732
2021 378 #756
2020 334 #817
2019 360 #773
2018 376 #740
2017 317 #865
2016 298 #925
2015 275 #982
2014 221 #1,137
2013 242 #1,033
2012 289 #906
2011 261 #983
2010 251 #1,003
2009 228 #1,115
2008 202 #1,248
2007 181 #1,350
2006 121 #1,732
2005 107 #1,833
2004 55 #2,920
2003 63 #2,571
2002 28 #4,478
2001 16 #6,911
2000 15 #7,088
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sariyah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sariyah?

The median living Sariyah is about 7 years old. Half of all living Sariyahs are between 3 and 13 years old.

How many people named Sariyah are alive today?

An estimated 6,500 people named Sariyah are alive in the United States, based on 6,500 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sariyah mean?

Borrowed from Arabic سَارِيَة (sāriya), the meaning “a cloud that comes by night”.

How popular is the name Sariyah in 2025?

Sariyah ranked #625 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 468 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sariyah?

6,500 babies have been named Sariyah in the United States since 1998, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sariyah most popular?

Sariyah peaked in 2023, when 518 newborns received the name.

Is Sariyah a boy or girl name?

Sariyah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sariyah rising or falling?

Sariyah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sariyah become more popular?

Sariyah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 562 girls named Sariyah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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