The first name Sariyah
A girl’s name from Arabic meaning “a cloud that comes by night”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Sariyah means “a cloud that comes by night” in Arabic.
Borrowed from Arabic سَارِيَة (sāriya), the meaning “a cloud that comes by night”.
More names that mean night.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 7 girls were named Sariyah, making it the 3,333rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 15 births (#1,863).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sariyah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Sariyah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 468 girls born in the United States were named Sariyah, the 625th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2023, when 518 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What does the name Sariyah mean?
- Sariyah means “a cloud that comes by night” in Arabic.
- What is the origin of the name Sariyah?
- Borrowed from Arabic سَارِيَة (sāriya), the meaning “a cloud that comes by night”.
- How popular is the name Sariyah?
- In 2025, 7 girls born in England and Wales were named Sariyah, ranking 3,333rd. Its peak was 2023, with 15 births.
- Is Sariyah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,500 US babies named Sariyah since 1880 were girls.
- When was Sariyah most popular?
- 2023 in the United States, when 518 babies were named Sariyah, its highest rank at 578th.