Is Sarayu a boy or girl name?

Sarayu is a girl’s name. Of the 679 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Sarayu

Recorded 2000–2025 · United States

Sarayu was most popular in 2009, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,544 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,947, with 21 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 679 people named Sarayu.

Sarayu over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sarayu’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sarayu a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sarayu is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 679 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sarayu

Where Sarayu is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org