Sarah
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning princess.
Babies a year
3,986
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#90
up from #95
UK popularity
#131
371 babies · down from #130
How Sarah has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #57 |
| 2016 | #57 |
| 2017 | #62 |
| 2018 | #66 |
| 2019 | #81 |
| 2020 | #86 |
| 2021 | #92 |
| 2022 | #94 |
| 2023 | #91 |
| 2024 | #95 |
| 2025 | #90 |
In 2025, 371 babies in England and Wales were named Sarah. In the US, 3,986 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 28,484 in 1982.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Sarah was most common in 1980, when it went to 1.45% of American babies of that sex.
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