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Sara

Gender
Girl
Say it
SAH-ra
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#120 for girls
US rank, 2025
#198 for girls

Sara is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “princess”. In 2025 it ranked 120th for girls in the UK (449 babies) and 198th for girls in the US (1,568 babies).

What does Sara mean?

Hebrew: form of Sarah

“princess”

The form of Sarah used in many European languages and widely in Muslim families.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Sara a girl's or a boy's name?

Sara is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 449 girls in the UK and 1,568 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Sara in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#120among girls
Babies in 2025
449about 1 in 620 girls
Five-year trend
Steadydown 18% in five years
Same name in a class
2.2%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 449 girls in the UK were named Sara, making it the 120th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 102nd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 701 girls.

2025 had fewer girls named Sara than any year since 2004.

Half of all the girls named Sara in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018. 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 Sara or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #127.

Among girls in 2025, it was 110th in England and Wales, 204th in Scotland and 397th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1964 (#82), 1974 (#52), 1984 (#55), 2014 (#96) and 2024 (#97).

1996Busiest: 701 in 20172025
Sara in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025449#120
2024513#105
2023474#117
2022530#106
2021545#105
2020532#102
2019649#91
2018579#101
2017701#84
2016660#94
2015667#97
2014647#98
2013614#99
2012639#102
2011585#111
2010640#103
2009629#100
2008630#99
2007583#102
2006533#111
2005499#118
2004402#150
2003429#128
2002469#114
2001449#121
2000425#131
1999444#126
1998412#127
1997459#125
1996444#113

How popular is Sara in the US?

Rank in 2025
#198among girls
Babies in 2025
1,568about 1 in 1,000 girls
Five-year trend
Steadydown 5% in five years
Same name in a class
1.4%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 1,568 girls in the US were named Sara, making it the 198th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 182nd. Its busiest year was 1981, with 11,359 girls.

Half of all the girls named Sara in the US since 1880 were born between 1961 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 11,359 in 19812025
Sara in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20251,568#198
20241,612#187
20231,602#188
20221,680#178
20211,519#197
20201,577#182
20191,746#163
20181,718#169
20171,887#158
20162,041#151
20151,982#161
20141,972#165
20132,093#153
20122,261#142
20112,396#130
20102,636#119
20093,044#106
20083,595#92
20074,024#80
20064,411#72
20054,285#75
20044,507#68
20034,764#65
20024,945#59
20015,156#58
20005,325#57
19995,626#50
19986,010#48
19976,159#50
19966,288#50
19956,697#48
19947,220#43
19937,902#40
19928,443#37
19918,846#37
19908,979#34
19899,706#29
198810,020#30
198710,090#29
198611,052#27
198510,562#30
19849,314#32
198310,087#31
198211,344#28
198111,359#26
198011,148#27
19798,654#30
19788,869#28
19778,709#27
19768,020#27
19755,131#54
19744,650#61
19733,479#89
19723,179#101
19713,207#114
19703,060#126
19692,791#124
19682,457#130
19672,216#155
19662,059#166
19651,973#178
19642,355#166
19632,486#162
19622,472#163
19612,198#176
19602,037#186
19592,032#180
19581,991#184
19572,110#178
19562,004#178
19551,973#176
19542,121#164
19532,078#158
19522,044#160
19512,079#152
19502,059#147
19491,971#148
19482,020#142
19472,174#138
19462,035#135
19451,803#135
19441,903#136
19432,020#137
19422,191#128
19412,071#124
19402,087#121
19391,873#127
19381,949#124
19371,901#130
19361,823#128
19351,773#128
19341,844#125
19331,862#122
19321,759#130
19311,707#135
19301,770#134
19291,748#133
19281,873#129
19271,994#129
19262,022#131
19252,032#133
19242,313#116
19232,185#123
19222,220#118
19212,350#115
19202,364#111
19192,171#112
19182,295#109
19172,147#106
19161,992#108
19151,913#106
19141,488#108
19131,121#114
1912962#121
1911687#123
1910633#128
1909559#127
1908546#127
1907494#134
1906457#135
1905437#137
1904359#149
1903333#155
1902335#154
1901315#156
1900375#157
1899323#146
1898362#139
1897353#137
1896326#143
1895363#127
1894304#141
1893290#143
1892276#148
1891260#138
1890262#137
1889286#129
1888293#125
1887214#128
1886247#117
1885215#121
1884197#126
1883183#116
1882180#115
1881147#117
1880165#110

Names like Sara

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Maria Anna Alba Jessica Eliza Rosa Eva Nina Lara Sadie Martha Ava

Other spellings of Sara

Saarah Saara Sahra

Names related to Sara

Sarah Siara Saira Sarai Saraya Sariah Sarahi Sariya

More Hebrew names

Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Sara: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sara, updated 20 October 2026.