Saarah
Girl · SAH-ra · Hebrew
Saarah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “princess”. In 2025 it ranked 1,135th for girls in the UK (31 babies) and 9,454th for girls in the US (10 babies).
What does Saarah mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Sarah common in Muslim families
“princess”
A spelling of Sarah; Sarah, wife of Abraham, is honoured in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
- Say it
- SAH-ra
Is Saarah a girl's or a boy's name?
Saarah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 31 girls in the UK and 10 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Saarah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,135among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 9,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 31 girls in the UK were named Saarah, making it the 1,135th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,064th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 65 girls.
2025 had more girls named Saarah than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Saarah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 500 girls in the UK were given Saarah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #127, up from #1,135 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,079th in England and Wales.
Saarah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #1,135 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,209 |
| 2022 | 26 | #1,325 |
| 2021 | 24 | #1,393 |
| 2020 | 34 | #1,064 |
| 2019 | 40 | #960 |
| 2018 | 42 | #942 |
| 2017 | 48 | #865 |
| 2016 | 41 | #956 |
| 2015 | 49 | #844 |
| 2014 | 49 | #850 |
| 2013 | 36 | #1,065 |
| 2012 | 31 | #1,179 |
| 2011 | 41 | #936 |
| 2010 | 39 | #949 |
| 2009 | 40 | #912 |
| 2008 | 51 | #750 |
| 2007 | 65 | #607 |
| 2006 | 62 | #603 |
| 2005 | 51 | #667 |
| 2004 | 39 | #774 |
| 2003 | 59 | #574 |
| 2002 | 55 | #588 |
| 2001 | 55 | #571 |
| 2000 | 57 | #547 |
| 1999 | 39 | #685 |
| 1998 | 31 | #813 |
| 1997 | 40 | #697 |
| 1996 | 21 | #1,024 |
How popular is Saarah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,454among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 160,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the US were named Saarah, making it the 9,454th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2016, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
2025 had more girls named Saarah than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Saarah in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,606 girls in the US were given Saarah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #226, up from #9,454 for this spelling alone.
Saarah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #9,454 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 11 | #10,125 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8,711 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
| 1999 | 6 | #12,681 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 13 | #6,718 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 5 | #13,435 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
Names like Saarah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Saarah
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