Serayah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- se-RYE-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,868 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,485 for girls
Serayah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,868th for girls in the UK (16 babies) and 2,485th for girls in the US (71 babies).
What does Serayah mean?
Hebrew: resembles the biblical Seraiah
Resembles Seraiah, a biblical name borne by several men, including the chief priest when Jerusalem fell to Babylon.
Is Serayah a girl's or a boy's name?
Serayah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls in the UK and 71 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Serayah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,868th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the UK were named Serayah, making it the 1,868th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th.
2025 had the most girls named Serayah of any year since it first appeared, in 2012.
Half of all the girls named Serayah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 22 girls in the UK were given Serayah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,274, up from #1,868 for this spelling alone.
- Serayah 16
- Seraya 6
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,809th in England and Wales.
Serayah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,868 |
| 2024 | 12 | #2,323 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
How popular is Serayah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,485th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 71 about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady much the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 71 girls in the US were named Serayah, making it the 2,485th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,966th. It first appears in the records in 2006.
2025 had the most girls named Serayah of any year since it first appeared, in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Serayah in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 94 girls in the US were given Serayah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,772, up from #2,485 for this spelling alone.
- Serayah 71
- Seraya 23
Serayah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | #2,485 |
| 2024 | 56 | #2,930 |
| 2023 | 40 | #3,761 |
| 2022 | 45 | #3,469 |
| 2021 | 42 | #3,613 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2,966 |
| 2019 | 54 | #3,002 |
| 2018 | 59 | #2,840 |
| 2017 | 52 | #3,091 |
| 2016 | 51 | #3,182 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6,450 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
Names like Serayah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nusaybah, Safa, Sumayyah, Ayah, Ruqayyah, Abeeha, Aaliyah, Safiya, Aafiyah, Hidayah, Safaa, Hadassah
Other spellings of Serayah
Names related to Serayah
Soraya, Suraya, Serah, Sariyah, Sorayah, Seraiah, Seriyah, Saryah
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Serayah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/serayah, updated 20 October 2026.