Sahara
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning desert; from the Sahara region.
Sahara by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Sahara. In the US, 123 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 248 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sahara. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Samaraprotected by god; or from samaria1,002 in the US (2017)
- Sahanapatient; forbearing; easy to bear136 in the US (2017)
- Sahasrathousand87 in the US (2017)
- Sahardawn; early morning17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Saaraprincess; variant of Sarah17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sahirawakeful; vigilant3 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Sahara
Names that are said the same way as Sahara, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Sariahprincess; a modern respelling of Sarah370 in the US (2017)
- Sarahiprincess; a form of Sarah248 in the US (2017)
- Sarayahprincess of god; a form of Sarah8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sarahyprincess; a spelling variant of Sarah19 in the US (2017)
- Saraeprincess; variant spelling of sarah15 in the US (2017)
- Saraiahprincess of god; elaborated form of sarah15 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Sahara
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