Sarai

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.

As of October 2026, Sarai ranked #425 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #398 in 2007, Nameberry popularity #868.