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By Clare Green · Aug 2026

SA-har

Sahar

OriginArabic, Persian
Meaning"dawn, morning, awakening"
GenderGirl
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About Sahar

Variation of Sahara

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#3,500'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,4764625.8
2015#3,0825530.8
2016#2,9625732.2
2017#3,1305230.1
2018#3,2824928.8
2019#3,2145029.8
2020#3,4864427.2
2021#3,3284829.3
2022#2,7826237.8
2023#3,4634628.7
2024#3,3634729
2025#3,5654326.8
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

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  • Sahar Hashemi

    co,founder of Coffee Republic & Skinny Candy

  • Sahar Hussein al

    Haideri, Iraqi journalist murdered by extremists

  • Sahar Khalifeh

    Palestinian writer

  • Sahar Taha

    Iraqi musician & journalist (co,hosts Banat Hawa)

  • Sahar Tawfiq

    Egyptian novelist, short story writer & translator

  • Sahar Valadbeigi

    Iranian actress

  • Sahar Zakaria

    Iranian TV & film actress

  • Sahar Dika

    cast member on The Real World: New Orleans 2010

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