Sarah - Usable or Dated?

[kibby]

It's been a long long time since I've met a Sarah under the age of 20. Is it dated?

Do you know any? Would you use Sarah/Sara?

[peacelovepurple]

I love Sarah! It definitely isn't outdated—I'm under 20, and I have a lot of friends my age named Sarah.

[flick]

Sarah is timeless! It works on every single age and would not look odd or out of place on a baby today. I know a few Sarah's around my age (mid twenties), but I have only come across one at work.

I threw around the idea of Sera as a nickname for Serafina but not on it's own, no other reason than there are other names I love more - but it's a great name!

[violetgray]

I think Sarah is always usable. Its a classic and I don't consider it dated.

I know a lot a of Sarahs ranging from twenty to about five. I think I have about six Sarah/Saras in my graduating class which is this year. I wouldn't use Sarah because I know so many personally but it is a very pretty name and what girl wouldn't want a name meaning princess?

If you like Sarah but are worried about it being dated you could use it as a nickname for Seraphine or Seraphina which I also think are very pretty.

[gijanie]

Sarah was a very popular name for my generation (born in the 1980s), but I don't think that it could ever really sound dated in the way that Jessica or Jennifer can sound dated, because Sarah is a classic, biblical name and its popularity is not confined to one time period.

[uselesskitty]

Sarah is one of my favorite names. I will never use it because my hubby doesn't love it, and I had a friend named Sarah in high school and it would be kind of odd. I think it is classic and that it is one of the loveliest sounding names. It is still quite popular where I live, top 20 probably.

[norskelove]

I love Sarah! It is definitely a timeless classic. I know two Sarah's.....one is 37, and the other is 6.

[klcalder2]

I too think Sarah can never really be dated. It's simple and elegant. A lovely choice!

[krismichelle]

I agree with everyone else. Sarah/Sara could never be dated. It's thoroughly lovely, and a true classic. It falls in the same category as Mary, Elizabeth, C/Katherine, Margaret, and Anna/e. As an aside, I prefer Sara as it reminds me of Sara Crewe from Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess.

[lineska]

Sarah may have been more popular at one time, but it's truly a classic. I group it with names like Rachel and Laura, and how I imagine Hannah will be seen in a decade.

I know an adorable 6 year old Sarah.