Sarah

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: German

Meaning

Sarah is a common feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It derives its popularity from the biblical matriarch Sarah, the wife of Abraham and a major figure in the Abrahamic religions.

From Wikipedia

Sarah first appears in the data in 1965 and has been recorded in 58 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1986 with 1,748 babies (rank #2 that year). In 2025 it was given to 65 girls (rank #109). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Sarah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sarah yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

41,421
Total babies (all years)
58
Years in the data
1,748
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
196586#93
1966105#90
1967128#86
1968126#85
1969148#84
1970265#51
1971351#44
1972371#43
1973420#31
1974501#18
1975597#11
1976556#13
1977749#8
1978815#8
1979874#5
1980913#4
19811,210#3
19821,342#2
19831,328#2
19841,403#3
19851,433#2
19861,748#2
19871,600#2
19881,561#2
19891,475#2
19901,408#2
19911,392#2
19921,356#2
19931,217#2
19941,223#2
19951,185#3
19961,124#3
19971,030#3
1998980#3
19991,047#3
2000941#3
2001832#4
2002754#5
2003741#6
2004582#12
2005559#14
2006342#16
2007345#16
2008307#19
2009265#20
2010226#23
2011190#31
2012193#33
2013178#36
2014188#45
2015715#43
20161,013#23
2017217#60
2018107#91
2019343#68
2020172#90
202179#108
202565#109