Girl’s name · Arabic

Sariya

How to say it: suh-REE-yuh · /səˈrijə/

Arabic 'night traveler, cloud at night' - also used as modern variant of Saria/Soraya.

Sariya was the 400th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 71 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are up about 20% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #361 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#400for girls in 2025
1 in 4,093US babies
71born in 2025
#361projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
1 in 171chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Sariya
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#400
Babies born in 202571
Share of births1 in 4,093
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years+20%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#361

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Sariya is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 44 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Sariya also love

Nicknames

  • Sari
  • Riya

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Sariya is about 1 in 171.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English.

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