Sarah
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Sarah
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 90 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 is also given to boys.
Pronounced SAIR-ah.
As of October 2026, Sarah ranked #90 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3 in 1993, Nameberry popularity #205.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #50 | 4,714 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #57 | 4,534 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #57 | 4,426 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #62 | 4,033 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #66 | 3,778 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #81 | 3,322 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #86 | 3,069 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #91 | 2,862 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #95 | 2,805 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #91 | 2,767 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #95 | 2,697 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #90 | 2,710 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Sarah on lists
Famous Sarahs
- SarahGirl
Biblical wife of Abraham
- Sarah Childress PolkGirl
US First Lady wife of 11th President James Knox Polk.
- SarahGirl
daughter of Asher, granddaughter of Israel
- Sarah ChurchillGirl
Duchess of Marlborough; favorite of Britain's Queen Anne
- Rosine "Sarah" BernhardtGirl
French actress
- Sarah BrightmanGirl
English singer,songwriter and actress
- Sarah Margaret FergusonGirl
Duchess of York
- Sarah Lee BolgerGirl
Irish actress
- Sarah Anne Wayne CalliesGirl
American actress
- Sarah Louise Christine (Cassandra) ChalkeGirl
Canadian actress
- Sarah ChenGirl
Taiwanese singer
- Sarah ClarkeGirl
American actress
- Sarah DessenGirl
American writer
- Sarah Michelle GellarGirl
American actress
- Sarah HadlandGirl
British actress
- Sarah Nicole HardingGirl
English singer
- Sarah GordenGirl
American soccer player
- Sarah Elizabeth HughesGirl
American figure skater
- Sarah Jane HylandGirl
American actress
- Sarah JonesGirl
American actress
- Sarah Ann McLachlanGirl
Canadian singer
- Sarah MurdochGirl
Australian model
- Sarah Louise PalinGirl
American politician, 9th governor of Alaska
- Sarah Jessica ParkerGirl
American actress
- Sarah Catharine PaulsonGirl
American actress
- Sarah E. PolleyGirl
Canadian actress
- Sarah Kate SilvermanGirl
American actress and comedian
- Sarah Lois VaughanGirl
American singer
- Sarah Fay WrightGirl
American actress
- Sarah Jane MillicanGirl
English comedian
- Sarah TrimmerGirl
English writer
- Sarah FisherGirl
Canadian actress
- Sarah GilmanGirl
American actress
- Sarah BeenyGirl
British TV presenter
- Sarah Fredrika SjöströmGirl
Swedish swimmer
- Sarah GossGirl
New Zealand rugby player
- Sarah AndersenGirl
American artist
- Sarah Brianna Stanley (b. 2009)Girl
daughter American musician Paul Stanley
- Sarah Huckabee SandersGirl
White House press secretary, daughter of Mike Huckabee
- Sarah CloseGirl
English singer,songwriter and YouTube personality
- Sarah LemkusGirl
vegan lifestyle YouTuber from New Zealand
- Sarah MorganGirl
English author
- Sarah LacinaGirl
contestant and winner of reality tv series Survivor
- Sarah KennedyGirl
British radio and television presenter
- Sarah Janet MaasGirl
American author
- Sarah Dorothy LittleGirl
American actress
Sarah in pop culture
- Sarah SandersonGirl
character in Disney's "Hocus Pocus."
- "Forgetting Sarah MarshallGirl
" 2008 film
- "Jack and SarahGirl
" 1995 film
- Sarah BlakeGirl
character on TV's "Supernatural"
- Sarah Nelson (born Sarah Salvatore)Girl
character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
- Sarah ConnorGirl
character in "The Terminator" series
- Sarah O'BrienGirl
character on TV's "Downton Abbey"
- Sarah SawyerGirl
character on TV's "Sherlock"
- Sarah BrownGirl
character in musical "Guys and Dolls"
- SarahGirl
Charlotte Sherwood, character in "The Face on the Milk Carton" by Caroline B. Cooney
- Sarah Jane SmithGirl
character on TVs "Doctor Who"
- SarahGirl
character in "Beautiful" by Amy Reed
- SarahGirl
character in film "Children Of The Corn"
- Sarah WilliamsGirl
character on TV's "Veronica Mars"
- SarahGirl
character in "The Last of Us" video game
- Sarah WittingGirl
main character in Patricia McLachlan's "Sarah Plain and Tall"
- Sarah FoxGirl
main character in film"My Babysitter's a Vampire"
- Sarah ManningGirl
main character on TV's "Orphan Black"
- Sarah HardingGirl
character in "Jurassic Park" series
- Sarah 'Sary' WilliamsonGirl
character in "A Woman called Fancy" by Frank Yerby
- Sarah WilliamsGirl
character in 1986 film "Labyrinth"
- Sarah Jane "Pittypat" HamiltonGirl
character in "Gone with the Wind"
- Sarah EssenGirl
character in "Batman" series
- Sister SarahGirl
character in "The Polar Express"
- "SarahGirl
" novel by Laura Albert aka JT LeRoy
- "Sarah"Girl
song by Eskimo Joe
- "Sarah Smiles"Girl
song by Panic! at the Disco"
- SarahGirl
antagonist in the Line Webtoon, Winter Woods
- SarahGirl
character on Ed, Edd n Eddy
- Aunt Sarah ReedGirl
the cruel aunt of Jane Eyre, also a character in Jane Eyre
- Sarah KerriganGirl
character in the Starcraft series
- Sarah LynnGirl
character in "Bojack Horseman" series
- Sarah CameronGirl
character in Netflix's "Outer Banks"
- Sarah RogersGirl
Steve Rogers mother and the name of his future daughter
- Sarah ThompsonGirl
main character in movie "To Grandmother's House We Go"
- Sarah "Rose" O'ReillyGirl
character in movie "We're the Millers"
Variations & nicknames
More nicknames
- SadeeGirl
- SadeilaGirl
- SadelleGirl
- SadelliaGirl
- SadieGirl
- SadyeGirl
- SahraGirl
- SaideeGirl
- SalGirl
- SalleeGirl
- SalleyGirl
- SallieGirl
- SallyGirl
- SaraGirl
- SarahaGirl
- SarahannGirl
- SarahiGirl
- SaraiaGirl
- SarannGirl
- SarayGirl
- SarelyGirl
- SarenaGirl
- SarhaGirl
- SariahGirl
- SarinaGirl
- SarineGirl
- SayraGirl
- SeraGirl
- SerachGirl
- SerahGirl
- SeritaGirl
- SharaGirl
- ZahraGirl
- ZaraGirl
- ZarahGirl
- ZariaGirl