Sarah is a girl name family recorded 2,466,267 times in 30 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Hungary (#16 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in South Australia in 1986, at 2,066.5 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Sara (Italy, Argentina, Spain).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Sarah
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah | English | 1,101,838 | 🇺🇸 United States | #90 | 1981 | ▼ 33 % |
| Sarah | English | 174,705 | 🇫🇷 France | #64 | 1996 | ▼ 65 % |
| Sarah | English | 50,967 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #49 | 1982 | ▼ 43 % |
| Sarah | English | 30,971 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | #66 | 1991 | ▼ 64 % |
| Sarah | English | 28,346 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1981 | – |
| Sarah | English | 28,326 | 🏴 England & Wales | #131 | 1996 | ▼ 22 % |
| Sara | Slovene | 437,441 | 🇺🇸 United States | #198 | 1981 | ▼ 12 % |
| Sara | Slovene | 127,266 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #29 | 2001 | – |
| Sara | Slovene | 87,588 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #163 | 1922 | ▲ 90 % |
| Sara | Slovene | 71,043 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #19 | 2007 | – |
| Sara | Slovene | 28,775 | 🇫🇷 France | #179 | 2008 | ▼ 53 % |
| Sara | Slovene | 22,126 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #41 | 2025 | ▲ 58 % |
| Sahara | English | 4,734 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1962 | 2006 | ▼ 9 % |
| Sahara | English | 640 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3333 | 2006 | ▼ 70 % |
| Sahara | English | 148 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2005 | – |
| Sahara | English | 96 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 2006 | – |
| Sahara | English | 90 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1942 | 1937 | ▲ 87 % |
| Sahara | English | 65 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2006 | – |
| Sahra | German | 2,510 | 🇫🇷 France | #2591 | 1997 | ▼ 58 % |
| Sahra | German | 874 | 🇺🇸 United States | #7133 | 2007 | ▼ 12 % |
| Sahra | German | 434 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2004 | – |
| Sahra | German | 248 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #672 | 2006 | ▼ 24 % |
| Sahra | German | 121 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 2005 | – |
| Sahra | German | 102 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | 2015 | – |
| Sarra | English | 1,780 | 🇫🇷 France | #2152 | 1994 | ▼ 25 % |
| Sarra | English | 668 | 🇺🇸 United States | #13208 | 1997 | ▼ 49 % |
| Sarra | English | 266 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 2009 | – |
| Sarra | English | 129 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #930 | 2022 | – |
| Sarra | English | 33 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 1997 | – |
| Sarra | English | 17 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2003 | – |
| Sarrah | English | 1,636 | 🇺🇸 United States | #14942 | 1888 | ▼ 6 % |
| Sarrah | English | 360 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2003 | – |
| Sarrah | English | 10 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2005 | – |
| Saarah | English | 1,209 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1079 | 2000 | ▼ 21 % |
| Saarah | English | 251 | 🇺🇸 United States | #9457 | 2016 | new |
| Saarah | English | 12 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2000 | – |
| Saarah | English | 6 | 🏴 Scotland | – | 2003 | – |
| Saara | English | 806 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1719 | 2014 | ▼ 45 % |
| Saara | English | 392 | 🇺🇸 United States | #7885 | 2019 | ▲ 22 % |
| Saara | English | 25 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2021 | – |
| Sarha | French | 475 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1999 | – |
| Sarha | French | 438 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1986 | – |
| Sarha | French | 5 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1978 | – |
| Sarha | French | 5 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1998 | – |
| Sarah A | French | 6 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1993 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Sarah ↔ Sara — checked by hand
- Sarah ↔ Sahara — spelling variant
- Sarah ↔ Sahra — spelling variant
- Sarah ↔ Sarra — spelling variant
- Sarah ↔ Sarrah — spelling variant
- Sarah ↔ Saarah — spelling variant
- Sarah ↔ Saara — spelling variant
- Sarah ↔ Sarha — spelling variant
- Sarah ↔ Sarah A — spelling variant
Questions about Sarah
How popular is the name Sarah?
In 2025 it ranked #16 in Hungary. Official registers record 2,466,267 births across 30 countries.
What is Sarah in other languages?
Sara (Slovene); Sahara (English); Sahra (German); Sarra (English); Sarrah (English); Saarah (English); Saara (English); Sarha (French); Sarah A (French).
When was Sarah most popular?
It peaked in South Australia in 1986, at 2,066.5 births per 100,000.
Is Sarah a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Sarah is a girl name.