In 2024, 2,697 girls in the United States were named Sarah, making it the 95th most popular girl's name that year.
It has fallen over the decade, from 50th ten years before.
Its busiest year on record was 1982, with 28,613 births.
Records for Sarah go back to 1880, and 1,099,063 babies have been given the name since.
A Hebrew name meaning "princess". Its biblical significance and timeless sound have an elegant, classic quality.
Sarah is of Hebrew origin, described as biblical in style.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for girls — 2,697 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Each of these is a name in its own right in the 2024 US data, given to at least 100 babies that year.
Names of the same origin for a brother, most common first.
A Hebrew name meaning "princess". Its biblical significance and timeless sound have an elegant, classic quality.
Sarah is of Hebrew origin, and is usually described as biblical in style.
In 2024, 2,697 girls in the United States were named Sarah, making it the 95th most popular girl's name that year.
In 2024 the name was recorded only for girls — 2,697 of them, with no births of the other sex frequent enough to appear in the data.
Sara is a shorter name in current US use that share the opening of Sarah.