Sarai
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning princess; my princess.
How Sarai has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #439 |
| 2016 | #484 |
| 2017 | #440 |
| 2018 | #409 |
| 2019 | #437 |
| 2020 | #472 |
| 2021 | #458 |
| 2022 | #428 |
| 2023 | #407 |
| 2024 | #445 |
| 2025 | #425 |
Sarai by the numbers
In 2025, 20 babies in England and Wales were named Sarai. In the US, 717 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 818 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sarai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Sarai
Names that are said the same way as Sarai, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Sairaflowering plant or a form of Sarah; princess20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Saarahprincess; variant spelling of Sarah31 in England and Wales (2025)
- Saaraprincess; variant of Sarah17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sahradesert; a form of Sahara3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sarrahprincess; a form of sarah5 in the US (2017)
- Sairahtraveling or walking; form of Sarah4 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a prince or princess
Like Sarai, each of these has a prince or princess in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sadieprincess; from Sarah3,695 in the US (2017)
- Parisson of priam; the trojan prince1,149 in the US (2017)
- Zarablooming flower or princess625 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amiraprincess; female form of amir396 in England and Wales (2025)
- Orlagolden princess721 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rayaqueen or princess547 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Sarai
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