Fun Facts About the Name Saria
- More than 1 thousand babies named Saria: U.S. records list 1,075 babies given the name Saria from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Saria Mean?
Saria is generally treated as a form of the Hebrew name Sarai (שָׂרַי), the name of Abraham's wife in the book of Genesis, or of its later form Sarah (שָׂרָה), which replaced it. Both come from the Hebrew root śar, meaning "prince, ruler, chief," with a feminine ending, so the customary meaning is "princess." The final syllable of Sarai has often been read as a first-person suffix, giving "my princess" - a traditional Jewish interpretation rather than a settled point of grammar. Some scholars treat Sarai and Sarah as two spellings of one name with the single sense "princess."
Separately, the Arabic name Sāriya (سارية) derives from the root s-r-y, "to travel by night." It is used for a rain cloud that comes at night and, by extension, for a banner or a ship's mast, and it is given to both men and women in Arabic-speaking countries. It shares no origin with the Hebrew name, despite the similar spelling in English letters.
Saria Name History & Origins
The Hebrew Bible names Abraham's wife Sarai and then records her name change to Sarah (Genesis 17:15). In Hebrew the two forms differ only in their last letter, yod in Sarai and he in Sarah. Rabbinic commentary explained the change as a widening of her status, from "princess" to her own household to "princess" for many. Greek and Latin translations of the Bible produced the forms Sara and Sarah, which passed into most European languages; Sara is the usual form in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, and the Scandinavian languages.
Saria is a spelling that joins Sarai to Sara and Sarah, and it also fits a pattern of European feminine names ending in -ia. In Finland, the short form Sari, taken from Sarah, is a familiar given name, and Sarianna is a Finnish combination of Sari with Anna.
The best-known modern use of the name is for a character in the video game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998); its theme, "Saria's Song," helped spread the name among English speakers. That is a literary use of an existing name, not its source.
How Popular is the Name Saria?
Saria has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2017. Its best rank was #3,131 in 2017.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,210 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #4,629 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 2023 | #4,542 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2022 | #3,814 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 2021 | #4,157 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 2020 | #4,426 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2019 | #3,773 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 2018 | #3,783 | 40 | 0.0024% |
| 2017 | #3,131 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 2016 | #3,984 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2015 | #4,390 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2014 | #3,837 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2013 | #4,144 | 36 | 0.0021% |
| 2012 | #3,979 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2011 | #4,230 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2010 | #4,584 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2009 | #5,205 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2008 | #3,994 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2007 | #4,650 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2006 | #4,343 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2005 | #4,471 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2004 | #4,926 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #5,066 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2002 | #4,365 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2001 | #6,575 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #4,508 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1999 | #4,423 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1998 | #7,028 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #7,201 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #8,016 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #7,427 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #8,028 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #9,371 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #8,602 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #10,054 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #9,971 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #6,866 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #6,589 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #8,583 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #7,989 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #9,978 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #8,991 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #8,848 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #7,986 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #11,532 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #11,089 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #7,413 | 8 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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