Sara

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Sara is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 435,846 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 434,598 as girls and 1,248 as boys. Sara gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1981 and has since declined significantly. It is the #162 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,610
2023 1,599
2022 1,679
2021 1,523
2020 1,576
2019 1,746
2018 1,717
2017 1,886
2016 2,040
2015 1,981
2014 1,978
2013 2,092
2012 2,260
2011 2,394
2010 2,641
2009 3,043
2008 3,602
2007 4,029
2006 4,417
2005 4,293
2004 4,531
2003 4,769
2002 4,949
2001 5,163
2000 5,336
1999 5,640
1998 6,023
1997 6,167
1996 6,298
1995 6,705
1994 7,237
1993 7,918
1992 8,457
1991 8,868
1990 9,007
1989 9,756
1988 10,061
1987 10,139
1986 11,092
1985 10,608
1984 9,360
1983 10,128
1982 11,392
1981 11,390
1980 11,193
1979 8,685
1978 8,900
1977 8,740
1976 8,050
1975 5,143
1974 4,670
1973 3,494
1972 3,190
1971 3,218
1970 3,072
1969 2,799
1968 2,470
1967 2,225
1966 2,059
1965 1,981
1964 2,365
1963 2,492
1962 2,479
1961 2,198
1960 2,038
1959 2,039
1958 1,996
1957 2,115
1956 2,010
1955 1,973
1954 2,121
1953 2,084
1952 2,044
1951 2,079
1950 2,065
1949 1,971
1948 2,025
1947 2,184
1946 2,040
1945 1,803
1944 1,911
1943 2,030
1942 2,197
1941 2,078
1940 2,096
1939 1,883
1938 1,959
1937 1,910
1936 1,835
1935 1,782
1934 1,860
1933 1,872
1932 1,769
1931 1,715
1930 1,781
1929 1,759
1928 1,881
1927 2,002
1926 2,029
1925 2,037
1924 2,313
1923 2,185
1922 2,230
1921 2,356
1920 2,373
1919 2,180
1918 2,300
1917 2,147
1916 1,992
1915 1,922
1914 1,488
1913 1,121
1912 962
1911 687
1910 633
1909 559
1908 551
1907 494
1906 457
1905 437
1904 359
1903 333
1902 335
1901 315
1900 375
1899 323
1898 362
1897 353
1896 326
1895 363
1894 304
1893 290
1892 276
1891 260
1890 262
1889 286
1888 293
1887 214
1886 247
1885 215
1884 197
1883 183
1882 180
1881 147
1880 165