diff --git a/docs/app/news/+api-reference-search-titles.docs.md b/docs/app/news/+api-reference-search-titles.docs.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8cb4ecc9596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/app/news/+api-reference-search-titles.docs.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Lead API reference page titles with the public name, such as `rx.State API Reference`, so searching for `rx.State` finds its reference page.
diff --git a/docs/app/reflex_docs/pages/docs/apiref.py b/docs/app/reflex_docs/pages/docs/apiref.py
index e19310ccb72..0f55cb82e81 100644
--- a/docs/app/reflex_docs/pages/docs/apiref.py
+++ b/docs/app/reflex_docs/pages/docs/apiref.py
@@ -61,6 +61,25 @@
 
 from .env_vars import env_vars_doc
 
+
+def _public_name(cls: type) -> str:
+    """Return the name users reach a class by, such as ``rx.State``.
+
+    Search matches the identifier users type, so API reference titles lead
+    with it, like component titles do.
+
+    Args:
+        cls: A documented class.
+
+    Returns:
+        The ``rx`` or ``rx.event`` attribute path, or the bare class name.
+    """
+    for namespace, prefix in ((rx, "rx"), (rx.event, "rx.event")):
+        if getattr(namespace, cls.__name__, None) is cls:
+            return f"{prefix}.{cls.__name__}"
+    return cls.__name__
+
+
 pages = []
 for module in modules:
     name = module.__name__.lower()
@@ -72,10 +91,9 @@
         f"/api-reference/{name}/", title, source_path=inspect.getsourcefile(module)
     )(docs)
     # Keep the short sidebar/nav label (e.g. "App"), but emit a descriptive HTML
-    # <title> for SEO. Use the real class name (e.g. "ComponentState") so it
-    # reads as a proper API symbol.
+    # <title> that leads with the public name (e.g. "rx.State") for search.
     page_data.title = title
-    page_data.seo_title = f"{module.__name__} API Reference · Reflex Docs"
+    page_data.seo_title = f"{_public_name(module)} API Reference · Reflex Docs"
     pages.append(page_data)
 
 pages.append(env_vars_doc)
diff --git a/docs/app/tests/test_routes.py b/docs/app/tests/test_routes.py
index 76e5ff39d26..d26f419a617 100644
--- a/docs/app/tests/test_routes.py
+++ b/docs/app/tests/test_routes.py
@@ -585,3 +585,20 @@ def test_library_route_titles(routes_fixture, path, expected):
     """Published library pages carry the final title search engines see."""
     titles = {route.path: route.seo_title or route.title for route in routes_fixture}
     assert titles[path] == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("path", "expected"),
+    [
+        ("/api-reference/app/", "rx.App API Reference · Reflex Docs"),
+        ("/api-reference/state/", "rx.State API Reference · Reflex Docs"),
+        ("/api-reference/var/", "rx.Var API Reference · Reflex Docs"),
+        ("/api-reference/eventhandler/", "rx.EventHandler API Reference · Reflex Docs"),
+        ("/api-reference/eventspec/", "rx.event.EventSpec API Reference · Reflex Docs"),
+        ("/api-reference/statemanager/", "StateManager API Reference · Reflex Docs"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_api_reference_route_titles(routes_fixture, path, expected):
+    """API reference titles lead with the public name users type into search."""
+    titles = {route.path: route.seo_title or route.title for route in routes_fixture}
+    assert titles[path] == expected