Seraya
Girl · se-RYE-a · Hebrew
Seraya is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,776th for girls in the UK (6 babies) and 5,409th for girls in the US (23 babies).
What does Seraya mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Serayah; resembles the biblical Seraiah
Resembles Seraiah, a biblical name borne by several men, including the chief priest when Jerusalem fell to Babylon.
- Say it
- se-RYE-a
Meaning borrowed from Serayah.
Is Seraya a girl's or a boy's name?
Seraya is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls in the UK and 23 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Seraya in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,776among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 46,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 250% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 6 girls in the UK were named Seraya, making it the 3,776th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2023, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Seraya in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 22 girls in the UK were given Seraya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,274, up from #3,776 for this spelling alone.
- Serayah 16
- Seraya 6
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales.
Seraya in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,776 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
How popular is Seraya in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 420% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 23 girls in the US were named Seraya, making it the 5,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 9,541st. It first appears in the records in 2001.
2025 had the most girls named Seraya of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Seraya in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 94 girls in the US were given Seraya or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,772, up from #5,409 for this spelling alone.
- Serayah 71
- Seraya 23
Seraya in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #5,409 |
| 2024 | 13 | #7,962 |
| 2023 | 16 | #6,917 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 16 | #6,962 |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #15,345 |
Names like Seraya
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Raya Safiya Abeeha Nusaybah Sumayyah Hafsa Amaya Inaya Aaliyah Amira Alaya
Other spellings of Seraya
Names related to Seraya
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