Girl nameCurrently #95 in the USFalling
Sarah
SAIR-uh//ˈsɛərə//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19825 lettersStarts with S
Meaning & origin
Princess
Sarah comes from the Hebrew for 'princess' or 'noblewoman' and belongs in Genesis to the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac, whose long-awaited pregnancy in old age is one of the Bible's central stories. It has remained one of the most consistently popular English names for centuries, in both the Sarah and Sara spellings.
Sarah's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Sarah |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 1,288 |
| 1881 | 1,226 |
| 1882 | 1,410 |
| 1883 | 1,366 |
| 1884 | 1,524 |
| 1885 | 1,431 |
| 1886 | 1,575 |
| 1887 | 1,436 |
| 1888 | 1,755 |
| 1889 | 1,735 |
| 1890 | 1,791 |
| 1891 | 1,669 |
| 1892 | 1,804 |
| 1893 | 1,638 |
| 1894 | 1,711 |
| 1895 | 1,785 |
| 1896 | 1,696 |
| 1897 | 1,722 |
| 1898 | 1,805 |
| 1899 | 1,598 |
| 1900 | 2,059 |
| 1901 | 1,519 |
| 1902 | 1,715 |
| 1903 | 1,558 |
| 1904 | 1,601 |
| 1905 | 1,767 |
| 1906 | 1,697 |
| 1907 | 1,799 |
| 1908 | 1,814 |
| 1909 | 1,856 |
| 1910 | 2,179 |
| 1911 | 2,210 |
| 1912 | 2,935 |
| 1913 | 3,188 |
| 1914 | 3,692 |
| 1915 | 4,430 |
| 1916 | 4,817 |
| 1917 | 4,777 |
| 1918 | 4,983 |
| 1919 | 5,033 |
| 1920 | 5,045 |
| 1921 | 5,043 |
| 1922 | 5,001 |
| 1923 | 4,982 |
| 1924 | 5,073 |
| 1925 | 4,709 |
| 1926 | 4,436 |
| 1927 | 4,590 |
| 1928 | 4,278 |
| 1929 | 3,836 |
| 1930 | 3,948 |
| 1931 | 3,658 |
| 1932 | 3,621 |
| 1933 | 3,651 |
| 1934 | 3,629 |
| 1935 | 3,634 |
| 1936 | 3,535 |
| 1937 | 3,614 |
| 1938 | 3,770 |
| 1939 | 3,689 |
| 1940 | 3,893 |
| 1941 | 4,002 |
| 1942 | 4,120 |
| 1943 | 4,007 |
| 1944 | 3,864 |
| 1945 | 3,603 |
| 1946 | 3,923 |
| 1947 | 4,240 |
| 1948 | 4,169 |
| 1949 | 4,306 |
| 1950 | 4,155 |
| 1951 | 4,037 |
| 1952 | 4,056 |
| 1953 | 4,096 |
| 1954 | 4,052 |
| 1955 | 3,995 |
| 1956 | 3,887 |
| 1957 | 3,999 |
| 1958 | 3,926 |
| 1959 | 3,884 |
| 1960 | 4,219 |
| 1961 | 4,220 |
| 1962 | 4,562 |
| 1963 | 4,585 |
| 1964 | 4,601 |
| 1965 | 4,078 |
| 1966 | 4,049 |
| 1967 | 4,154 |
| 1968 | 4,503 |
| 1969 | 5,094 |
| 1970 | 5,630 |
| 1971 | 5,860 |
| 1972 | 6,134 |
| 1973 | 7,247 |
| 1974 | 9,821 |
| 1975 | 11,216 |
| 1976 | 14,042 |
| 1977 | 18,160 |
| 1978 | 20,058 |
| 1979 | 21,101 |
| 1980 | 25,843 |
| 1981 | 28,283 |
| 1982 | 28,613 |
| 1983 | 27,348 |
| 1984 | 26,011 |
| 1985 | 24,979 |
| 1986 | 28,281 |
| 1987 | 28,005 |
| 1988 | 28,462 |
| 1989 | 27,942 |
| 1990 | 25,882 |
| 1991 | 25,268 |
| 1992 | 24,689 |
| 1993 | 24,302 |
| 1994 | 22,342 |
| 1995 | 21,428 |
| 1996 | 21,077 |
| 1997 | 20,733 |
| 1998 | 19,920 |
| 1999 | 19,130 |
| 2000 | 17,741 |
| 2001 | 15,949 |
| 2002 | 14,800 |
| 2003 | 13,811 |
| 2004 | 12,807 |
| 2005 | 11,570 |
| 2006 | 11,176 |
| 2007 | 10,023 |
| 2008 | 9,070 |
| 2009 | 7,803 |
| 2010 | 6,346 |
| 2011 | 5,574 |
| 2012 | 5,211 |
| 2013 | 4,720 |
| 2014 | 4,714 |
| 2015 | 4,544 |
| 2016 | 4,435 |
| 2017 | 4,039 |
| 2018 | 3,778 |
| 2019 | 3,322 |
| 2020 | 3,077 |
| 2021 | 2,862 |
| 2022 | 2,805 |
| 2023 | 2,767 |
| 2024 | 2,697 |
Sarah through the decades
- Sarah peaked in 1982, when 28,613 babies were named Sarah in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Sarah has fallen 55% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Sarah currently ranks #95 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
SadieSally
Variants & spellings
SaraZara
Famous people named Sarah
- Sarah Michelle Gellar — actress