Sarah

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Sarah is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 1,099,063 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 1,095,724 as girls and 3,339 as boys. Sarah gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1982 and has since declined significantly. It is the #35 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,697
2023 2,767
2022 2,805
2021 2,862
2020 3,077
2019 3,322
2018 3,778
2017 4,039
2016 4,435
2015 4,544
2014 4,714
2013 4,720
2012 5,211
2011 5,574
2010 6,346
2009 7,803
2008 9,070
2007 10,023
2006 11,176
2005 11,570
2004 12,807
2003 13,811
2002 14,800
2001 15,949
2000 17,741
1999 19,130
1998 19,920
1997 20,733
1996 21,077
1995 21,428
1994 22,342
1993 24,302
1992 24,689
1991 25,268
1990 25,882
1989 27,942
1988 28,462
1987 28,005
1986 28,281
1985 24,979
1984 26,011
1983 27,348
1982 28,613
1981 28,283
1980 25,843
1979 21,101
1978 20,058
1977 18,160
1976 14,042
1975 11,216
1974 9,821
1973 7,247
1972 6,134
1971 5,860
1970 5,630
1969 5,094
1968 4,503
1967 4,154
1966 4,049
1965 4,078
1964 4,601
1963 4,585
1962 4,562
1961 4,220
1960 4,219
1959 3,884
1958 3,926
1957 3,999
1956 3,887
1955 3,995
1954 4,052
1953 4,096
1952 4,056
1951 4,037
1950 4,155
1949 4,306
1948 4,169
1947 4,240
1946 3,923
1945 3,603
1944 3,864
1943 4,007
1942 4,120
1941 4,002
1940 3,893
1939 3,689
1938 3,770
1937 3,614
1936 3,535
1935 3,634
1934 3,629
1933 3,651
1932 3,621
1931 3,658
1930 3,948
1929 3,836
1928 4,278
1927 4,590
1926 4,436
1925 4,709
1924 5,073
1923 4,982
1922 5,001
1921 5,043
1920 5,045
1919 5,033
1918 4,983
1917 4,777
1916 4,817
1915 4,430
1914 3,692
1913 3,188
1912 2,935
1911 2,210
1910 2,179
1909 1,856
1908 1,814
1907 1,799
1906 1,697
1905 1,767
1904 1,601
1903 1,558
1902 1,715
1901 1,519
1900 2,059
1899 1,598
1898 1,805
1897 1,722
1896 1,696
1895 1,785
1894 1,711
1893 1,638
1892 1,804
1891 1,669
1890 1,791
1889 1,735
1888 1,755
1887 1,436
1886 1,575
1885 1,431
1884 1,524
1883 1,366
1882 1,410
1881 1,226
1880 1,288