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Sarah name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sarah ranks #90 in female records (2,710 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Sarah becoming more popular?

Sarah's reported female count decreased by 9 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #93 to #90. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

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

Sarah 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 SarahFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.4,4290201620252016: 4,429 female records2017: 4,036 female records2018: 3,781 female records2019: 3,325 female records2020: 3,070 female records2021: 2,865 female records2022: 2,809 female records2023: 2,771 female records2024: 2,719 female records2025: 2,710 female records2016: 9 male records2017: 6 male records2020: 9 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
20252,71090——
20242,71993——
20232,77191——
20222,80995——
20212,86591——
20203,0708698,612
20193,32581——
20183,78166——
20174,03662611,973
20164,4295798,689

Questions about Sarah’s popularity

How common is Sarah in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sarah ranks #90 in female records (2,710 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 Sarah?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Sarah 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 Sarah creates a match.

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