The baby name Seray is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced seh-RYE (Turkish: /seˈraj/).
Seray is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Seray is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced seh-RYE (Turkish: /seˈraj/).
Seray is Turkish in Origin.
Seray is a modern Turkish given name, primarily feminine, whose form and associations point to Ottoman Turkish saray "palace, court." In personal-name use it often carries a poetic, moon-tinted reading, because ay means "moon" in Turkish; many speakers hear Seray as evoking a "moon of the palace" or a courtly, moonlike beauty. The luminous, refined aura aligns it with the large family of Turkish ay-names (Aylin, Aysel, Aysu).
Evidence in civil records and pop culture shows the name gaining ground in Turkey from the late 20th century, borne by actresses and presenters, and it remains familiar in the Turkish diaspora. Orthographic and regional variants include Şeray (with Ş), Saray (closer to the lexical word), and the stylistic short form Sera; Ray may appear as an English nickname. Near-phonetic cousins in other traditions are Sarai/Saray (Hebrew/Spanish), though these have separate etymologies.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #75 | 1 | 1,051 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #214 | 10 | 3,559 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 3,850 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #245 | 5 | 6,293 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| France | Girls | 2004 | #393 | 3 | 2,919 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #522 | 4 | 11,303 |
| TR | 0 | #569 | 1,469 | 19,440 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #801 | 38 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| United States | Girls | 2016 | #934 | 5 | 9,437 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #939 | 17 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 2 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,166 | 11 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Seray is popular in 20 countries — most recent births per country:
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