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Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Sarah: Hebrew Meaning of Sarah: "princess" Sarah's Popularity in 2012: #43
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Sarah is an Old Testament name -- she was the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac -- that is a timeless classic, as stylish as it is traditional. Sarah is still very widely used, but with such a range of images and variations that any child can make it her own.

According to the Book of Genesis, Sarah was originally called Sarai, but had her name changed by God to the more auspicious Sarah, meaning princess, when she was ninety years old.

Sarah was a Top 10 name from 1978 to 2002, and though it has somewhat slipped in popularity, there were still more than 5,000 little Sarahs born last year. The Sara spelling is another popular option, and diminutives Sadie and Sally are used independently.

A few of her many prominent namesakes are iconic actress Sarah Bernhardt, jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, ex-governor Sarah Palin, commedian Sarah Silverman, and actress/fashionista Sarah Jessica Parker.

Famous People Named Sarah

Sarah Michelle Geller - American actress
Sarah Jessica Parker - American actress
Sarah Silverman - American comedian and actress
Sarah Chen - Taiwanese singer
Sarah McLachlan - American singer
Sarah Bolger - Irish actress
Sarah Dessen - American writer
Sarah Hughes - American figure skater
Sarah Hyland- American Actress
Sarah Palin - American politician; governor or Alaska
Sarah Porter - American author
Sarah Jones - American actress
Sarah Wayne Callies - American actress

Pop Culture References for the Name Sarah

"Jack and Sarah," 1995 film
"Sarah Smiles," song by Panic! at the Disco
Sarah Cameron Leibovitz (b. 2001), daughter of Annie Leibovitz
Sarah Brianna Stanley (b. 2009), daughter of Paul Stanley
Charlotte Sarah Lawrence (b. 2000), daughter of Bill Lawrence and Christa Miller
"Sarah, Plain and Tall," Newberry Honor book and TV movie
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall" 2008 film
Sarah O'Brien - Lady's maid to Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham on Downton Abbey

Sadee, Sadeila, Sadelle, Sadellia, Sadie, Sadye, Sahra, Saidee, Sal, Sallee, Salley, Sallie, Sally, Sara, Saraha, Sarahann, Sarahi, Saraia, Sarann, Saray, Sarely, Sarena, Sarha, Sariah, Sarina, Sarine, Sayra, Sera, Serach, Serah, Serita, Shara, Zahra, Zara, Zarah, Zaria

Sarah's International Variations

Sasa, Sari, Zsazsa (Eastern European) Saara, Salli (Finnish) Sarette, Zaidee, Sarotte (French) Kala (Hawaiian) Sarika, Sarolta (Hungarian) Saraid, Sarai, Sorcha (Irish) Sarit, Sarita (Israeli) Saraqa (Persian) Salcia (Polish) Sarra, Sarka (Russian) Saretta, Zarita, Charita, Chara (Spanish) Sassa (Swedish) Sarice (Swiss)