Sarah - Usable or Dated?

[garnet]

Sarah may be a classic, but I find her a little boring. At one point, I had 6 Sarah s in my phone, and I knew at least a handful more. So that's what I think when I hear the name Sarah. Sorry!

(The Little Princess is a lovely book, though).

[missusaytch]

Sarah is a timeless classic, and so feminine and lovely. It has a hint of innocence to it for me.

[jillianelizabeth]

I love Sarah! I prefer it much better with an H at the end.

[sparrowfinch]

Everyone knows a Sarah, I happen to know about 15 of them, one of which is my sister. It's a great, classic name, with a soft edge and a Biblical history. Even though I know a lot of them it never really felt like I knew too many (although if I want to call one of the I have to go through a lot of them in my phone). And I know people still name their babies Sarah today, but in fewer numbers.

[namenerdia]

My name is Sara, but since birth I've been called Sally. I like the name in a vacuum - it has a nice sound, both soft and strong at the same time - but when I tried going by it (briefly!) I was overwhelmed by how many girls named Sarah/Sara that I encountered on a daily basis! Since I had never used it before I guess I just hadn't really noticed the sheer popularity of the name. (It was in the top 5 the year I was born.) One reason this is, I'm sure, is because the majority of people don't use a nickname for it. At least with Katherine, you could go by Kate, Katie, Kathy, Kat, etc., and Elizabeth has at LEAST 16 nicknames. But there are really only two for Sara/h, and must people have nooooo idea that it has any accepted nicknames at all. I was always in a class with at least one other Sara growing up, and it was such a relief when I told the teacher that I went by Sally; I didn't have to be Sara T. or the blonde Sara! Nicknames can be a wonderful thing.

[haleyangie]

I think Sarah is a very fine choice; you'll never have to worry about it going out of style! I know several girls ages 10-13 who have the name Sarah, and I think it is an adorable classic.

[uniquenamelover]

I hate it because it is super popular. As much as I love Seraphina, I couldn't use it for fear that my daughter would be another Sera/Sarah.