Sarah
#90 for girls in 2025, 2,710 births · Last seen for boys in 2020 at #8,067
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1993 · 24,257 births
- Debut · girls
- 1,288 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 138 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,098,498since 1880
Sarah over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #90 | 2,710 | — | |
| 2024 | #93 | 2,719 | — | |
| 2023 | #91 | 2,771 | — | |
| 2022 | #95 | 2,809 | — | |
| 2021 | #91 | 2,865 | — | |
| 2020 | #86 | 3,070 | #8,067 | 9 |
| 2019 | #81 | 3,325 | — | |
| 2018 | #66 | 3,781 | — | |
| 2017 | #62 | 4,036 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #57 | 4,429 | #8,146 | 9 |
| 2015 | #57 | 4,535 | #7,491 | 10 |
| 2014 | #50 | 4,717 | — | |
| 2013 | #48 | 4,715 | #12,136 | 5 |
| 2012 | #42 | 5,207 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #39 | 5,571 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #26 | 6,341 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #21 | 7,794 | #6,802 | 12 |
| 2008 | #20 | 9,055 | #5,249 | 17 |
| 2007 | #18 | 10,014 | #6,262 | 13 |
| 2006 | #15 | 11,161 | #5,072 | 17 |
| 2005 | #15 | 11,555 | #4,631 | 18 |
| 2004 | #12 | 12,758 | #2,193 | 53 |
| 2003 | #11 | 13,785 | #3,443 | 26 |
| 2002 | #8 | 14,779 | #3,794 | 22 |
| 2001 | #6 | 15,929 | #3,721 | 22 |
| 2000 | #5 | 17,715 | #3,219 | 26 |
| 1999 | #4 | 19,119 | #5,035 | 13 |
| 1998 | #4 | 19,898 | #3,191 | 24 |
| 1997 | #4 | 20,716 | #3,877 | 17 |
| 1996 | #4 | 21,048 | #2,380 | 33 |
| 1995 | #5 | 21,395 | #2,299 | 34 |
| 1994 | #5 | 22,299 | #1,894 | 44 |
| 1993 | #3 | 24,257 | #1,824 | 46 |
| 1992 | #5 | 24,634 | #1,643 | 53 |
| 1991 | #6 | 25,233 | #2,019 | 37 |
| 1990 | #6 | 25,824 | #1,500 | 57 |
| 1989 | #5 | 27,797 | #819 | 146 |
| 1988 | #4 | 28,374 | #1,058 | 88 |
| 1987 | #5 | 27,894 | #893 | 110 |
| 1986 | #5 | 28,163 | #835 | 117 |
| 1985 | #5 | 24,879 | #901 | 101 |
| 1984 | #5 | 25,887 | #784 | 122 |
| 1983 | #5 | 27,228 | #805 | 118 |
| 1982 | #4 | 28,483 | #788 | 125 |
| 1981 | #4 | 28,175 | #841 | 109 |
| 1980 | #5 | 25,757 | #982 | 84 |
| 1979 | #6 | 21,015 | #965 | 84 |
| 1978 | #8 | 19,976 | #956 | 82 |
| 1977 | #11 | 18,096 | #1,079 | 64 |
| 1976 | #15 | 13,993 | #1,304 | 46 |
| 1975 | #17 | 11,170 | #1,258 | 46 |
| 1974 | #20 | 9,788 | #1,582 | 31 |
| 1973 | #35 | 7,214 | #1,485 | 33 |
| 1972 | #49 | 6,114 | #2,020 | 20 |
| 1971 | #58 | 5,843 | #2,366 | 16 |
| 1970 | #65 | 5,614 | #2,293 | 16 |
| 1969 | #72 | 5,078 | #2,217 | 15 |
| 1968 | #78 | 4,489 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1967 | #83 | 4,139 | #2,030 | 15 |
| 1966 | #85 | 4,034 | #2,132 | 14 |
| 1965 | #92 | 4,062 | #1,918 | 17 |
| 1964 | #92 | 4,583 | #1,975 | 17 |
| 1963 | #94 | 4,571 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1962 | #98 | 4,548 | #2,117 | 15 |
| 1961 | #113 | 4,204 | #2,148 | 15 |
| 1960 | #116 | 4,205 | #2,315 | 13 |
| 1959 | #119 | 3,869 | #2,111 | 15 |
| 1958 | #117 | 3,913 | #2,265 | 13 |
| 1957 | #116 | 3,987 | #2,274 | 13 |
| 1956 | #115 | 3,875 | #2,361 | 12 |
| 1955 | #108 | 3,979 | #1,979 | 16 |
| 1954 | #103 | 4,040 | #2,316 | 12 |
| 1953 | #93 | 4,086 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1952 | #93 | 4,046 | #2,875 | 8 |
| 1951 | #91 | 4,028 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | #88 | 4,143 | #2,321 | 11 |
| 1949 | #84 | 4,295 | #2,337 | 11 |
| 1948 | #85 | 4,159 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #93 | 4,223 | #1,850 | 17 |
| 1946 | #92 | 3,910 | #1,949 | 14 |
| 1945 | #76 | 3,592 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1944 | #67 | 3,857 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #71 | 3,990 | #1,764 | 17 |
| 1942 | #67 | 4,100 | #1,585 | 20 |
| 1941 | #60 | 3,982 | #1,588 | 19 |
| 1940 | #60 | 3,869 | #1,368 | 24 |
| 1939 | #68 | 3,671 | #1,578 | 18 |
| 1938 | #67 | 3,749 | #1,439 | 22 |
| 1937 | #65 | 3,588 | #1,344 | 25 |
| 1936 | #62 | 3,515 | #1,505 | 20 |
| 1935 | #61 | 3,615 | #1,584 | 19 |
| 1934 | #67 | 3,601 | #1,266 | 28 |
| 1933 | #58 | 3,621 | #1,202 | 30 |
| 1932 | #67 | 3,597 | #1,426 | 24 |
| 1931 | #71 | 3,636 | #1,489 | 22 |
| 1930 | #70 | 3,920 | #1,368 | 28 |
| 1929 | #68 | 3,816 | #1,611 | 21 |
| 1928 | #64 | 4,244 | #1,228 | 34 |
| 1927 | #61 | 4,555 | #1,248 | 34 |
| 1926 | #63 | 4,424 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1925 | #58 | 4,685 | #1,534 | 24 |
| 1924 | #54 | 5,045 | #1,414 | 28 |
| 1923 | #54 | 4,963 | #1,816 | 19 |
| 1922 | #51 | 4,982 | #1,827 | 19 |
| 1921 | #54 | 5,024 | #1,829 | 19 |
| 1920 | #50 | 5,031 | #2,231 | 14 |
| 1919 | #46 | 5,022 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #52 | 4,969 | #2,165 | 14 |
| 1917 | #52 | 4,766 | #2,423 | 11 |
| 1916 | #52 | 4,798 | #1,646 | 19 |
| 1915 | #51 | 4,415 | #1,878 | 15 |
| 1914 | #47 | 3,679 | #1,772 | 13 |
| 1913 | #43 | 3,178 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #41 | 2,919 | #1,174 | 16 |
| 1911 | #42 | 2,201 | #1,190 | 9 |
| 1910 | #40 | 2,173 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #49 | 1,845 | #893 | 11 |
| 1908 | #48 | 1,814 | — | |
| 1907 | #48 | 1,799 | — | |
| 1906 | #44 | 1,697 | — | |
| 1905 | #41 | 1,762 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | #43 | 1,594 | #966 | 7 |
| 1903 | #41 | 1,553 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1902 | #39 | 1,710 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #40 | 1,514 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | #37 | 2,054 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #38 | 1,587 | #613 | 11 |
| 1898 | #37 | 1,800 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | #34 | 1,713 | #725 | 9 |
| 1896 | #35 | 1,691 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | #33 | 1,777 | #795 | 8 |
| 1894 | #34 | 1,701 | #668 | 10 |
| 1893 | #33 | 1,632 | #907 | 6 |
| 1892 | #28 | 1,798 | #956 | 6 |
| 1891 | #24 | 1,669 | — | |
| 1890 | #21 | 1,786 | #994 | 5 |
| 1889 | #20 | 1,730 | #974 | 5 |
| 1888 | #20 | 1,755 | — | |
| 1887 | #20 | 1,436 | — | |
| 1886 | #16 | 1,569 | #845 | 6 |
| 1885 | #18 | 1,424 | #765 | 7 |
| 1884 | #14 | 1,518 | #848 | 6 |
| 1883 | #12 | 1,359 | #720 | 7 |
| 1882 | #12 | 1,410 | — | |
| 1881 | #12 | 1,226 | — | |
| 1880 | #10 | 1,288 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Sarah was already there! It came in at #10, and was given to 1,288 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1899, when fewer than 1,900 girls a year got the name.
See more about Sarah
- 3 spots since 2024 (#93 → #90)
- 4 spots since 2020 (#86 → #90)
- 33 spots since 2015 (#57 → #90)
- Biggest jump: 15 spots in 1962 (#113 → #98)
- Biggest drop: 16 spots in 1946 (#76 → #92)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1993 at #3 (24,257 births)
- Births halved by 2005, 12 yrs later
- Top 10: 26 yrs · run 1978–2002
- Top 100: 138 yrs · run 1880–1953
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 59 girls born in 1981 were named Sarah (1.7%)
- Latest: 1 in 593 girls born in 2025 (0.17%)
- Its best rank, #3 in 1993, was only 1 in 75 (1.3%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 24.8% of all girls named Sarah (272,637) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #10 (1880) → #119 (1959) → #3 (1993)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 14,715 | #10 (1880) | #15 |
| 1890s | 17,154 | #21 (1890) | #32 |
| 1900s | 17,342 | #37 (1900) | #43 |
| 1910s | 38,120 | #40 (1910) | #47 |
| 1920s | 46,769 | #50 (1920) | #58 |
| 1930s | 36,513 | #58 (1933) | #66 |
| 1940s | 39,977 | #60 (1941) | #76 |
| 1950s | 39,966 | #88 (1950) | #104 |
| 1960s | 43,913 | #72 (1969) | #92 |
| 1970s | 118,823 | #6 (1979) | #28 |
| 1980s | 272,637 | #4 (1982) | #5 |
| 1990s | 224,423 | #3 (1993) | #5 |
| 2000s | 124,545 | #5 (2000) | #13 |
| 2010s | 46,657 | #26 (2010) | #53 |
| 2020s | 16,944 | #86 (2020) | #91 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sarah in 1969
Top girls' names in 1969
Top boys' names in 1969
More about 1969
girls
1,687,016 girls got a published name in 1969; 1 in 332 of them was named Sarah, which outranked 99.2% of the 8,708 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,788,174 boys got a published name in 1969; 1 in 119,212 of them was named Sarah, which outranked 56.0% of the 5,043 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 27.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,130Waddell16
- #2,130Wilhelm16
- #2,130Woodie16
- #2,217Sarah15
- #2,217Alessandro15
- #2,217Algernon15
- #2,217Amanda15
- #2,308Aarron14
- #2,308Agapito14
- #2,308Aloysius14
Tied with 90 names at #2,217; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 449Artis#877 → #1,326
- ↓ 410Kennedy#986 → #1,396
- ↓ 408Alfie#968 → #1,376
- ↓ 360Micky#861 → #1,221
- ↓ 356Montgomery#946 → #1,302
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.