Sarah
Girl nameSarah has been given to 1,101,838 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1982 and currently ranks #90 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈsɛɚ.ə/
From Biblical Hebrew שָׂרָה (śārâ, “lady, princess”), from the Biblical figure originally named Sarai (שָׂרָי (śārāy, literally “masters, princes”)).
Origin: Hebrew
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
1,101,838
Peak year
1982 (28,608 babies)
Rank in 2025
#90 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -40%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Sarah
Sarah Bernhardt
French stage actress, painter and sculptor (1844–1923)
Sarah Palin
Governor of Alaska from 2006 to 2009
Sarah Jessica Parker
American actress (born 1965)
Jane Wyman
American actress (1917–2007)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Sarah.
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