Sarah
Hebrew in origin, meaning lady or noblewoman. In Genesis it is the new name given to Abraham's wife Sarai.
Sarah in 2025
Sarah was given to 2,710 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 234th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,223 babies born.
The history of Sarah
Sarah reached its highest point in 1982, when 28,608 babies were given the name, ranking 16th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 15th, in 1981.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 1,101,838 babies have been named Sarah. Half of them were born before 1984, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Sarah by decade
| Decade | Babies named Sarah | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 14,746 | 26 |
| 1890s | 17,219 | 34 |
| 1900s | 17,385 | 52 |
| 1910s | 38,244 | 54 |
| 1920s | 46,994 | 91 |
| 1930s | 36,749 | 109 |
| 1940s | 40,127 | 115 |
| 1950s | 40,086 | 176 |
| 1960s | 44,062 | 129 |
| 1970s | 119,261 | 22 |
| 1980s | 273,757 | 15 |
| 1990s | 224,781 | 20 |
| 2000s | 124,771 | 27 |
| 2010s | 46,703 | 99 |
| 2020s | 16,953 | 210 |
Where Sarah is heading
Sarah has fallen 40% over the past decade, from 4,545 babies in 2015 to 2,710 in 2025.
Names like Sarah
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Sarah.