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Sara name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sara ranks #198 in female records (1,568 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#198 · 1,568 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 44 female records (1,612 to 1,568); rank moved from #187 to #198.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 49 female records (1,519 to 1,568); rank moved from #197 to #198.
2025 male rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
Peak year in available data
2016: 2,041 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Sara becoming more popular?

Sara's reported female count decreased by 44 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #187 to #198. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Sara. That is not a count of zero.

Sara in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for SaraFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,0410201620252016: 2,041 female records2017: 1,887 female records2018: 1,718 female records2019: 1,746 female records2020: 1,577 female records2021: 1,519 female records2022: 1,680 female records2023: 1,602 female records2024: 1,612 female records2025: 1,568 female records2021: 6 male records2024: 5 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,568198——
20241,612187513,890
20231,602188——
20221,680178——
20211,519197611,891
20201,577183——
20191,746163——
20181,718170——
20171,887158——
20162,041152——

Questions about Sara’s popularity

How common is Sara in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sara ranks #198 in female records (1,568 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Sara?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Sara only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Sara creates a match.

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