Sarah

Hebrew

"princess"

Sarah Origin and Meaning

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

Sarah was derived from the Hebrew word sarah, meaning "princess." Sarah is an Old Testament name—she was the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. According to the Book of Genesis, Sarah was originally called Sarai, but had her name changed by God to the more auspicious Sarah when she was ninety years old.

Sarah is a timeless classic, as perpetually stylish as it is traditional. Sarah is still widely used, but with such a range of images and variations that any child can make it her own.

Sarah was a Top 10 name from 1978 to 2002, and though it has slipped in popularity, it's still one of the most widely used names that start with S. 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, comedian Sarah Silverman, and actress/fashionista Sarah Jessica Parker.

Sarah Rank in US Top 1000

# 91 in the US

Sarah Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 189 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Sarah

• 91 US 2023
• 189 Nameberry 2025
• 48 Canada 2023
• 714 Future 2028
• 128 England 2023
• 150 Scotland 2024
• 62 Ireland 2024
• 91 Australia 2020
• 84 New Zealand 2024
• 59 France 2023
• 38 Germany 2024
• 45 Netherlands 2024
• 348 Mexico 2021
• 71 Belgium 2023
• 113 Switzerland 2023
• 32 Austria 2023
• 4 Israel 2023
• 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2023

20 Names Similar to Sarah

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Sarah.

• Rachel
• Laura
• Rebecca
• Katherine
• Amy
• Maria
• Julia
• Marie
• Jessica
• Amanda
• Samantha
• Emily
• Hannah
• Jennifer
• Catherine
• Christine
• Anna
• Allison
• Kate
• Stephanie

Famous People Named Sarah

• Sarah Biblical wife of Abraham
• Sarah Childress Polk US First Lady wife of 11th President James Knox Polk.
• Sarah daughter of Asher, granddaughter of Israel
• Sarah Churchill Duchess of Marlborough; favorite of Britain's Queen Anne
• Rosine "Sarah" Bernhardt French actress
• Sarah Brightman English singer,songwriter and actress
• Sarah Margaret Ferguson Duchess of York
• Sarah Lee Bolger Irish actress
• Sarah Anne Wayne Callies American actress
• Sarah Louise Christine (Cassandra) Chalke Canadian actress
• Sarah Chen Taiwanese singer
• Sarah Clarke American actress
• Sarah Dessen American writer
• Sarah Michelle Gellar American actress
• Sarah Hadland British actress
• Sarah Nicole Harding English singer
• Sarah Gorden American soccer player
• Sarah Elizabeth Hughes American figure skater
• Sarah Jane Hyland American actress
• Sarah Jones American actress
• Sarah Ann McLachlan Canadian singer
• Sarah Murdoch Australian model
• Sarah Louise Palin American politician, 9th governor of Alaska
• Sarah Jessica Parker American actress
• Sarah Catharine Paulson American actress
• Sarah E. Polley Canadian actress
• Sarah Kate Silverman American actress and comedian
• Sarah Lois Vaughan American singer
• Sarah Fay Wright American actress
• Sarah Jane Millican English comedian
• Sarah Trimmer English writer
• Sarah Fisher Canadian actress
• Sarah Gilman American actress
• Sarah Beeny British TV presenter
• Sarah Fredrika Sjöström Swedish swimmer
• Sarah Goss New Zealand rugby player
• Sarah Andersen American artist
• Sarah Brianna Stanley (b. 2009) daughter American musician Paul Stanley
• Sarah Huckabee Sanders White House press secretary, daughter of Mike Huckabee
• Sarah Close English singer,songwriter and YouTube personality
• Sarah Lemkus vegan lifestyle YouTuber from New Zealand
• Sarah Morgan English author
• Sarah Lacina contestant and winner of reality tv series Survivor
• Sarah Kennedy British radio and television presenter
• Sarah Gorden American soccer player
• Sarah Janet Maas American author

The name Sarah in Pop Culture

• Sarah Sanderson character in Disney's "Hocus Pocus."
• "Forgetting Sarah Marshall " 2008 film
• "Jack and Sarah " 1995 film
• Sarah Blake character on TV's "Supernatural"
• Sarah Nelson (born Sarah Salvatore) character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
• Sarah Connor character in "The Terminator" series
• Sarah O'Brien character on TV's "Downton Abbey"
• Sarah Sawyer character on TV's "Sherlock"
• Sarah Brown character in musical "Guys and Dolls"
• Sarah Charlotte Sherwood, character in "The Face on the Milk Carton" by Caroline B. Cooney
• Sarah Jane Smith character on TVs "Doctor Who"
• Sarah character in "Beautiful" by Amy Reed
• Sarah character in film "Children Of The Corn"
• Sarah Williams character on TV's "Veronica Mars"
• Sarah character in "The Last of Us" video game
• Sarah Witting main character in Patricia McLachlan's "Sarah Plain and Tall"
• Sarah Fox main character in film"My Babysitter's a Vampire"
• Sarah Manning main character on TV's "Orphan Black"
• Sarah Harding character in "Jurassic Park" series
• Sarah 'Sary' Williamson character in "A Woman called Fancy" by Frank Yerby
• Sarah Williams character in 1986 film "Labyrinth"
• Sarah Jane "Pittypat" Hamilton character in "Gone with the Wind"
• Sarah Essen character in "Batman" series
• Sister Sarah character in "The Polar Express"
• "Sarah " novel by Laura Albert aka JT LeRoy
• "Sarah" song by Eskimo Joe
• "Sarah Smiles" song by Panic! at the Disco"
• Sarah antagonist in the Line Webtoon, Winter Woods
• Sarah character on Ed, Edd n Eddy
• Aunt Sarah Reed the cruel aunt of Jane Eyre, also a character in Jane Eyre
• Sarah Kerrigan character in the Starcraft series
• Sarah Lynn character in "Bojack Horseman" series
• Sarah Cameron character in Netflix's "Outer Banks"
• Sarah Rogers Steve Rogers mother and the name of his future daughter
• Sarah Thompson main character in movie "To Grandmother's House We Go"
• Sarah "Rose" O'Reilly character in movie "We're the Millers"

International Variations of the name Sarah

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