Girl · Name family
Sarai
40,894births recorded
8Countries
4Variants
1997Peak · Catalonia
#286Catalonia 2025
Sarai is a girl name family recorded 40,894 times in 8 countries since 1953. It ranks highest today in Catalonia (#286 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Catalonia in 1997, at 150.7 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Saray (Spain, Catalonia).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Sarai
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarai | English | 22,925 | 🇺🇸 United States | #424 | 2023 | ▲ 13 % |
| Sarai | English | 1,602 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #774 | 2014 | ▲ 145 % |
| Sarai | English | 334 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1512 | 2018 | ▲ 36 % |
| Sarai | English | 182 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | – | 1997 | – |
| Sarai | English | 90 | 🇫🇷 France | #5648 | 2025 | new |
| Sarai | English | 68 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1100 | 2022 | ▲ 8 % |
| Sarahi | English | 8,204 | 🇺🇸 United States | #914 | 2025 | ▲ 7 % |
| Sarahi | English | 170 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1307 | 2015 | ▲ 333 % |
| Saray | Catalan | 2,977 | 🇪🇸 Spain | – | 2006 | – |
| Saray | Catalan | 2,331 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3517 | 2007 | ▼ 4 % |
| Saray | Catalan | 987 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #286 | 2007 | ▼ 24 % |
| Saray | Catalan | 46 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1942 | 2015 | ▲ 197 % |
| Saray | Catalan | 20 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2022 | – |
| Saray | Catalan | 5 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2017 | – |
| Sarahy | English | 947 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8860 | 2005 | ▼ 59 % |
How we grouped these names
- Sarai ↔ Sarahi — spelling variant
- Sarai ↔ Saray — spelling variant
- Sarai ↔ Sarahy — spelling variant
Questions about Sarai
How popular is the name Sarai?
In 2025 it ranked #286 in Catalonia. Official registers record 40,894 births across 8 countries.
What is Sarai in other languages?
Sarahi (English); Saray (Catalan); Sarahy (English).
When was Sarai most popular?
It peaked in Catalonia in 1997, at 150.7 births per 100,000.
Is Sarai a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Sarai is a girl name.