The name Sarai is a boy's name meaning "princess; Yahweh is ruler".

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Predominantly used as a feminine name, Sarai is usually considered a variation of Sarah. In the Bible, it was the original name of the wife of Abraham, before God changed it. Given to nearly 700 girls in the US in a recent year, it has appeared just one in the charts for boys, back in 1996 when it was chosen for six babies.
 
More internationally, Sarai has been used as a boy name in Cambodia, India, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Pakistan, perhaps as a variation of Siri, meaning "secret" in Swahili and "splendor, glory, radiance" in a variety of languages, ultimately from Sanskrit element śrī. There's also the Biblical Seraiah meaning "Yahweh is ruler" which could be another source.

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The name Sarai peaked for boys at #8829 in 1996. Sarai is also used for girls, ranking #445 in 2024.

The name Sarai is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "princess".

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Sharp but sweet, ancient but with a contemporary sound, Sarai has been rising steadily up the US charts since the 90s and now sits comfortably in the Top 1000. In the Old Testament, God changed Sarai's name to Sara, so this would make a clever and legitimate honor name for an ancestral Sarah. 
 
Familiar in Mexico and Spain, and given to around 700 girls in the US in each recent year, Sarai is a rare choice elswehere. It is also pronounced slightly differently depending on where you are in the world, with sehr-EYE or suh-RYE used by English speakers and sar-ah-EE among those who speak Spanish.
 
There is also the pretty variation Sarahi to consider. Popular in Mexico, it makes the Spanish pronunciation sar-ah-EE more obvious.

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The name Sarai is currently ranked #445 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #398 in 2007. The name is most popular in SARAI, SARAI, and SARAI. Sarai is occasionally used for boys in 1996.

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