Sarah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SAIR-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #129 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #90 for girls
Timeless
Sarah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “princess”. In 2025 it ranked 129th for girls in the UK (420 babies) and 90th for girls in the US (2,710 babies).
What does Sarah mean?
Hebrew
“princess”
In Genesis, Sarah is Abraham's wife, renamed from Sarai, who bore Isaac in her old age.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Sarah a girl's or a boy's name?
Sarah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 420 girls in the UK and 2,710 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sarah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #129among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 420about 1 in 660 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 420 girls in the UK were named Sarah, making it the 129th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 112th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 3,601 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 11 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Sarah since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Sarah in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 131st in England and Wales, 149th in Scotland and 106th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#21), 1914 (#31), 1924 (#53), 1934 (#76), 1944 (#86), 1954 (#68), 1964 (#13), 1974 (#1), 1984 (#1), 1994 (#12), 2004 (#56) and 2014 (#95).
Sarah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 420 | #129 |
| 2024 | 431 | #130 |
| 2023 | 445 | #125 |
| 2022 | 449 | #127 |
| 2021 | 471 | #120 |
| 2020 | 495 | #112 |
| 2019 | 574 | #100 |
| 2018 | 588 | #98 |
| 2017 | 647 | #92 |
| 2016 | 717 | #86 |
| 2015 | 726 | #90 |
| 2014 | 786 | #78 |
| 2013 | 745 | #82 |
| 2012 | 807 | #83 |
| 2011 | 902 | #73 |
| 2010 | 979 | #74 |
| 2009 | 1,126 | #63 |
| 2008 | 1,300 | #54 |
| 2007 | 1,274 | #55 |
| 2006 | 1,366 | #46 |
| 2005 | 1,339 | #49 |
| 2004 | 1,466 | #44 |
| 2003 | 1,452 | #40 |
| 2002 | 1,604 | #38 |
| 2001 | 1,729 | #36 |
| 2000 | 2,023 | #30 |
| 1999 | 2,282 | #27 |
| 1998 | 2,662 | #24 |
| 1997 | 3,324 | #18 |
| 1996 | 3,601 | #18 |
How popular is Sarah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #90among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 2,710about 1 in 590 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 2.3%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 2,710 girls in the US were named Sarah, making it the 90th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 86th. Its busiest year was 1982, with 28,483 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 11 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Sarah than any year since 1911.
Half of all the girls named Sarah in the US since 1880 were born between 1965 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sarah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,710 | #90 |
| 2024 | 2,719 | #93 |
| 2023 | 2,771 | #91 |
| 2022 | 2,809 | #95 |
| 2021 | 2,865 | #91 |
| 2020 | 3,070 | #86 |
| 2019 | 3,325 | #81 |
| 2018 | 3,781 | #66 |
| 2017 | 4,036 | #62 |
| 2016 | 4,429 | #57 |
| 2015 | 4,535 | #57 |
| 2014 | 4,717 | #50 |
| 2013 | 4,715 | #48 |
| 2012 | 5,207 | #42 |
| 2011 | 5,571 | #39 |
| 2010 | 6,341 | #26 |
| 2009 | 7,794 | #21 |
| 2008 | 9,055 | #20 |
| 2007 | 10,014 | #18 |
| 2006 | 11,161 | #15 |
| 2005 | 11,555 | #15 |
| 2004 | 12,758 | #12 |
| 2003 | 13,785 | #11 |
| 2002 | 14,779 | #8 |
| 2001 | 15,929 | #6 |
| 2000 | 17,715 | #5 |
| 1999 | 19,119 | #4 |
| 1998 | 19,898 | #4 |
| 1997 | 20,716 | #4 |
| 1996 | 21,048 | #4 |
| 1995 | 21,395 | #5 |
| 1994 | 22,299 | #5 |
| 1993 | 24,257 | #3 |
| 1992 | 24,634 | #5 |
| 1991 | 25,233 | #6 |
| 1990 | 25,824 | #6 |
| 1989 | 27,797 | #5 |
| 1988 | 28,374 | #4 |
| 1987 | 27,894 | #5 |
| 1986 | 28,163 | #5 |
| 1985 | 24,879 | #5 |
| 1984 | 25,887 | #5 |
| 1983 | 27,228 | #5 |
| 1982 | 28,483 | #4 |
| 1981 | 28,175 | #4 |
| 1980 | 25,757 | #5 |
| 1979 | 21,015 | #6 |
| 1978 | 19,976 | #8 |
| 1977 | 18,096 | #11 |
| 1976 | 13,993 | #15 |
| 1975 | 11,170 | #17 |
| 1974 | 9,788 | #20 |
| 1973 | 7,214 | #35 |
| 1972 | 6,114 | #49 |
| 1971 | 5,843 | #58 |
| 1970 | 5,614 | #65 |
| 1969 | 5,078 | #72 |
| 1968 | 4,489 | #78 |
| 1967 | 4,139 | #83 |
| 1966 | 4,034 | #85 |
| 1965 | 4,062 | #92 |
| 1964 | 4,583 | #92 |
| 1963 | 4,571 | #94 |
| 1962 | 4,548 | #98 |
| 1961 | 4,204 | #113 |
| 1960 | 4,205 | #116 |
| 1959 | 3,869 | #119 |
| 1958 | 3,913 | #117 |
| 1957 | 3,987 | #116 |
| 1956 | 3,875 | #115 |
| 1955 | 3,979 | #108 |
| 1954 | 4,040 | #103 |
| 1953 | 4,086 | #93 |
| 1952 | 4,046 | #93 |
| 1951 | 4,028 | #91 |
| 1950 | 4,143 | #88 |
| 1949 | 4,295 | #84 |
| 1948 | 4,159 | #85 |
| 1947 | 4,223 | #93 |
| 1946 | 3,910 | #92 |
| 1945 | 3,592 | #76 |
| 1944 | 3,857 | #67 |
| 1943 | 3,990 | #71 |
| 1942 | 4,100 | #67 |
| 1941 | 3,982 | #60 |
| 1940 | 3,869 | #60 |
| 1939 | 3,671 | #68 |
| 1938 | 3,749 | #67 |
| 1937 | 3,588 | #65 |
| 1936 | 3,515 | #62 |
| 1935 | 3,615 | #61 |
| 1934 | 3,601 | #67 |
| 1933 | 3,621 | #58 |
| 1932 | 3,597 | #67 |
| 1931 | 3,636 | #71 |
| 1930 | 3,920 | #70 |
| 1929 | 3,816 | #68 |
| 1928 | 4,244 | #64 |
| 1927 | 4,555 | #61 |
| 1926 | 4,424 | #63 |
| 1925 | 4,685 | #58 |
| 1924 | 5,045 | #54 |
| 1923 | 4,963 | #54 |
| 1922 | 4,982 | #51 |
| 1921 | 5,024 | #54 |
| 1920 | 5,031 | #50 |
| 1919 | 5,022 | #46 |
| 1918 | 4,969 | #52 |
| 1917 | 4,766 | #52 |
| 1916 | 4,798 | #52 |
| 1915 | 4,415 | #51 |
| 1914 | 3,679 | #47 |
| 1913 | 3,178 | #43 |
| 1912 | 2,919 | #41 |
| 1911 | 2,201 | #42 |
| 1910 | 2,173 | #40 |
| 1909 | 1,845 | #49 |
| 1908 | 1,814 | #48 |
| 1907 | 1,799 | #48 |
| 1906 | 1,697 | #44 |
| 1905 | 1,762 | #41 |
| 1904 | 1,594 | #43 |
| 1903 | 1,553 | #41 |
| 1902 | 1,710 | #39 |
| 1901 | 1,514 | #40 |
| 1900 | 2,054 | #37 |
| 1899 | 1,587 | #38 |
| 1898 | 1,800 | #37 |
| 1897 | 1,713 | #34 |
| 1896 | 1,691 | #35 |
| 1895 | 1,777 | #33 |
| 1894 | 1,701 | #34 |
| 1893 | 1,632 | #33 |
| 1892 | 1,798 | #28 |
| 1891 | 1,669 | #24 |
| 1890 | 1,786 | #21 |
| 1889 | 1,730 | #20 |
| 1888 | 1,755 | #20 |
| 1887 | 1,436 | #20 |
| 1886 | 1,569 | #16 |
| 1885 | 1,424 | #18 |
| 1884 | 1,518 | #14 |
| 1883 | 1,359 | #12 |
| 1882 | 1,410 | #12 |
| 1881 | 1,226 | #12 |
| 1880 | 1,288 | #10 |
Nicknames for Sarah
Names like Sarah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hannah Elizabeth Anna Emma Leah Molly Emily Lucy Sophie Jessica Zoe Naomi
Other spellings of Sarah
Names related to Sarah
Sara Zarah Siara Saira Saarah Sarai Sahara Serah Sariyah Sariah Sarahi
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Sarah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sarah, updated 20 October 2026.