Sarah
Hebrew Sarah, “noblewoman” or “princess.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
The matriarch of Genesis, 'princess' in Hebrew; a constant of the American top tier for its first century and again in the 1980s and 90s.
Sarah appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 138 different years between 1880 and 2025. It spent 26 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1982, when 28,483 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 4 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1993, at No. 3. In 2025 it ranked No. 90 for girls. All told, 1,101,838 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Sara (437,441), Sahara (4,734), Saira (3,645), Sarrah (1,636), Sayra (1,512), Sahra (874) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Sara, Isaac, Sally, Sadie, Sallie
Explore Sarah interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 14,715 | No. 10 |
| 1890s | 17,154 | No. 21 |
| 1900s | 17,342 | No. 37 |
| 1910s | 38,120 | No. 40 |
| 1920s | 46,769 | No. 50 |
| 1930s | 36,513 | No. 58 |
| 1940s | 39,977 | No. 60 |
| 1950s | 39,966 | No. 88 |
| 1960s | 43,913 | No. 72 |
| 1970s | 118,823 | No. 6 |
| 1980s | 272,637 | No. 4 |
| 1990s | 224,423 | No. 3 |
| 2000s | 124,545 | No. 5 |
| 2010s | 46,657 | No. 26 |
| 2020s | 16,944 | No. 86 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.