Sara

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: French

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

Sara first appears in the data in 1980 and has been recorded in 45 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 3,965 babies (rank #7 that year). In 2024 it was given to 674 girls (rank #12). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Sara

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

148,728
Total babies (all years)
45
Years in the data
3,965
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19803,410#10
19813,410#10
19823,410#10
19833,410#10
19843,410#10
19853,410#10
19863,409#10
19873,409#10
19883,409#10
19893,409#10
19903,949#5
19913,949#5
19923,949#5
19933,949#5
19943,949#5
19953,949#5
19963,949#5
19973,949#5
19983,949#5
19993,948#5
20003,965#7
20013,965#7
20023,965#7
20033,965#7
20043,965#7
20053,965#7
20063,965#7
20073,965#7
20083,965#7
20093,965#7
20103,213#7
20113,212#7
20123,212#7
20133,212#7
20143,212#7
20153,212#7
20163,212#7
20173,212#7
20183,212#7
20193,212#7
2020675#12
2021675#12
2022674#12
2023674#12
2024674#12