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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 8,254 babies (rank #1 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,240 girls (rank #24). 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 โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

126,453
Total babies (all years)
26
Years in the data
8,254
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
19997,186#5
20007,425#5
20018,254#1
20028,053#3
20037,468#4
20047,498#4
20057,445#3
20067,316#2
20077,264#4
20087,119#4
20096,445#4
20106,102#3
20114,964#5
20124,456#7
20133,890#8
20143,766#9
20153,205#11
20162,976#12
20172,656#13
20182,488#14
20192,354#17
20201,953#20
20211,651#21
20221,542#22
20231,368#24
20241,240#24