Sara
#198 for girls in 2025, 1,568 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #12,349
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1981 · 11,359 births
- Debut · girls
- 165 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 36 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 436,193since 1880
Sara over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #198 | 1,568 | — | |
| 2024 | #187 | 1,612 | #12,349 | 5 |
| 2023 | #188 | 1,602 | — | |
| 2022 | #178 | 1,680 | — | |
| 2021 | #197 | 1,519 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #182 | 1,577 | — | |
| 2019 | #163 | 1,746 | — | |
| 2018 | #169 | 1,718 | — | |
| 2017 | #158 | 1,887 | — | |
| 2016 | #151 | 2,041 | — | |
| 2015 | #161 | 1,982 | — | |
| 2014 | #165 | 1,972 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #153 | 2,093 | — | |
| 2012 | #142 | 2,261 | — | |
| 2011 | #130 | 2,396 | — | |
| 2010 | #119 | 2,636 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #106 | 3,044 | — | |
| 2008 | #92 | 3,595 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #80 | 4,024 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #72 | 4,411 | #8,732 | 8 |
| 2005 | #75 | 4,285 | #7,096 | 10 |
| 2004 | #68 | 4,507 | #3,735 | 24 |
| 2003 | #65 | 4,764 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #59 | 4,945 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #58 | 5,156 | #8,339 | 7 |
| 2000 | #57 | 5,325 | #5,920 | 11 |
| 1999 | #50 | 5,626 | #4,762 | 14 |
| 1998 | #48 | 6,010 | #4,873 | 13 |
| 1997 | #50 | 6,159 | #6,618 | 8 |
| 1996 | #50 | 6,288 | #5,535 | 10 |
| 1995 | #48 | 6,697 | #6,407 | 8 |
| 1994 | #43 | 7,220 | #3,596 | 18 |
| 1993 | #40 | 7,902 | #3,819 | 16 |
| 1992 | #37 | 8,443 | #4,327 | 13 |
| 1991 | #37 | 8,846 | #2,915 | 22 |
| 1990 | #34 | 8,979 | #2,432 | 28 |
| 1989 | #29 | 9,706 | #1,590 | 50 |
| 1988 | #30 | 10,020 | #1,645 | 43 |
| 1987 | #29 | 10,090 | #1,467 | 49 |
| 1986 | #27 | 11,052 | #1,617 | 40 |
| 1985 | #30 | 10,562 | #1,452 | 46 |
| 1984 | #32 | 9,314 | #1,422 | 45 |
| 1983 | #31 | 10,087 | #1,470 | 42 |
| 1982 | #28 | 11,344 | #1,382 | 47 |
| 1981 | #26 | 11,359 | #1,766 | 32 |
| 1980 | #27 | 11,148 | #1,432 | 44 |
| 1979 | #30 | 8,654 | #1,788 | 31 |
| 1978 | #28 | 8,869 | #1,718 | 31 |
| 1977 | #27 | 8,709 | #1,707 | 31 |
| 1976 | #27 | 8,020 | #1,711 | 30 |
| 1975 | #54 | 5,131 | #3,078 | 12 |
| 1974 | #61 | 4,650 | #2,199 | 19 |
| 1973 | #89 | 3,479 | #2,513 | 15 |
| 1972 | #101 | 3,179 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #114 | 3,207 | #2,813 | 12 |
| 1970 | #126 | 3,060 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1969 | #124 | 2,791 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #130 | 2,457 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1967 | #155 | 2,216 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #166 | 2,059 | — | |
| 1965 | #178 | 1,973 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #166 | 2,355 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #162 | 2,486 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #163 | 2,472 | #3,041 | 8 |
| 1961 | #176 | 2,198 | — | |
| 1960 | #186 | 2,037 | — | |
| 1959 | #180 | 2,032 | #3,290 | 7 |
| 1958 | #184 | 1,991 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | #178 | 2,110 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #178 | 2,004 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #176 | 1,973 | — | |
| 1954 | #164 | 2,121 | — | |
| 1953 | #158 | 2,078 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #160 | 2,044 | — | |
| 1951 | #152 | 2,079 | — | |
| 1950 | #147 | 2,059 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #148 | 1,971 | — | |
| 1948 | #142 | 2,020 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #138 | 2,174 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #135 | 2,035 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #135 | 1,803 | — | |
| 1944 | #136 | 1,903 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #137 | 2,020 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1942 | #128 | 2,191 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1941 | #124 | 2,071 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #121 | 2,087 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #127 | 1,873 | #2,288 | 10 |
| 1938 | #124 | 1,949 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #130 | 1,901 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #128 | 1,823 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1935 | #128 | 1,773 | #2,529 | 9 |
| 1934 | #125 | 1,844 | #1,783 | 16 |
| 1933 | #122 | 1,862 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #130 | 1,759 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #135 | 1,707 | #2,864 | 8 |
| 1930 | #134 | 1,770 | #2,444 | 11 |
| 1929 | #133 | 1,748 | #2,452 | 11 |
| 1928 | #129 | 1,873 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #129 | 1,994 | #3,151 | 8 |
| 1926 | #131 | 2,022 | #3,385 | 7 |
| 1925 | #133 | 2,032 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #116 | 2,313 | — | |
| 1923 | #123 | 2,185 | — | |
| 1922 | #118 | 2,220 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | #115 | 2,350 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #111 | 2,364 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | #112 | 2,171 | #2,877 | 9 |
| 1918 | #109 | 2,295 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #106 | 2,147 | — | |
| 1916 | #108 | 1,992 | — | |
| 1915 | #106 | 1,913 | #2,621 | 9 |
| 1914 | #108 | 1,488 | — | |
| 1913 | #114 | 1,121 | — | |
| 1912 | #121 | 962 | — | |
| 1911 | #123 | 687 | — | |
| 1910 | #128 | 633 | — | |
| 1909 | #127 | 559 | — | |
| 1908 | #127 | 546 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #134 | 494 | — | |
| 1906 | #135 | 457 | — | |
| 1905 | #137 | 437 | — | |
| 1904 | #149 | 359 | — | |
| 1903 | #155 | 333 | — | |
| 1902 | #154 | 335 | — | |
| 1901 | #156 | 315 | — | |
| 1900 | #157 | 375 | — | |
| 1899 | #146 | 323 | — | |
| 1898 | #139 | 362 | — | |
| 1897 | #137 | 353 | — | |
| 1896 | #143 | 326 | — | |
| 1895 | #127 | 363 | — | |
| 1894 | #141 | 304 | — | |
| 1893 | #143 | 290 | — | |
| 1892 | #148 | 276 | — | |
| 1891 | #138 | 260 | — | |
| 1890 | #137 | 262 | — | |
| 1889 | #129 | 286 | — | |
| 1888 | #125 | 293 | — | |
| 1887 | #128 | 214 | — | |
| 1886 | #117 | 247 | — | |
| 1885 | #121 | 215 | — | |
| 1884 | #126 | 197 | — | |
| 1883 | #116 | 183 | — | |
| 1882 | #115 | 180 | — | |
| 1881 | #117 | 147 | — | |
| 1880 | #110 | 165 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Sara was already there! It came in at #110, and was given to 165 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 220 girls a year got the name.
Where Sara is popular in 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Jersey#41 · 1 in 246
- New York#43 · 1 in 299
- Alabama#54 · 1 in 280
- Mississippi#55 · 1 in 271
- District of Columbia#57 · 1 in 213
Best ever in a state: #7 in Vermont, 1977.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | #41 | 160 | 1 in 246 |
| New York | #43 | 320 | 1 in 299 |
| Alabama | #54 | 75 | 1 in 280 |
| Mississippi | #55 | 46 | 1 in 271 |
| District of Columbia | #57 | 15 | 1 in 213 |
| Wyoming | #59 | 8 | 1 in 177 |
| South Carolina | #63 | 62 | 1 in 310 |
| Pennsylvania | #65 | 162 | 1 in 342 |
| Idaho | #67 | 26 | 1 in 283 |
| New Hampshire | #68 | 16 | 1 in 267 |
| Rhode Island | #68 | 13 | 1 in 250 |
| North Carolina | #74 | 125 | 1 in 385 |
| Tennessee | #74 | 91 | 1 in 354 |
| Connecticut | #76 | 41 | 1 in 317 |
| Maryland | #81 | 70 | 1 in 361 |
| Virginia | #83 | 91 | 1 in 413 |
| Kentucky | #84 | 56 | 1 in 361 |
| Delaware | #85 | 10 | 1 in 289 |
| Florida | #87 | 202 | 1 in 426 |
| Hawaii | #88 | 12 | 1 in 294 |
| Georgia | #89 | 123 | 1 in 429 |
| Massachusetts | #92 | 68 | 1 in 400 |
| Illinois | #94 | 148 | 1 in 447 |
| Maine | #94 | 12 | 1 in 343 |
| South Dakota | #94 | 10 | 1 in 314 |
| Texas | #94 | 339 | 1 in 495 |
| Oklahoma | #97 | 39 | 1 in 447 |
| Ohio | #104 | 117 | 1 in 482 |
| Utah | #107 | 45 | 1 in 439 |
| California | #109 | 408 | 1 in 562 |
| Washington | #109 | 66 | 1 in 487 |
| Louisiana | #110 | 42 | 1 in 482 |
| Michigan | #113 | 84 | 1 in 529 |
| North Dakota | #114 | 8 | 1 in 338 |
| Missouri | #118 | 57 | 1 in 516 |
| Nevada | #123 | 25 | 1 in 487 |
| Colorado | #124 | 48 | 1 in 510 |
| Kansas | #125 | 28 | 1 in 494 |
| New Mexico | #126 | 18 | 1 in 470 |
| Arkansas | #128 | 23 | 1 in 532 |
| Minnesota | #128 | 45 | 1 in 572 |
| West Virginia | #130 | 15 | 1 in 459 |
| Indiana | #132 | 55 | 1 in 591 |
| Oregon | #134 | 30 | 1 in 553 |
| Arizona | #141 | 61 | 1 in 598 |
| Alaska | #148 | 6 | 1 in 407 |
| Wisconsin | #167 | 35 | 1 in 716 |
| Nebraska | #171 | 14 | 1 in 595 |
| Iowa | #183 | 19 | 1 in 712 |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sara
- 11 spots since 2024 (#187 → #198)
- 16 spots since 2020 (#182 → #198)
- 37 spots since 2015 (#161 → #198)
- Biggest jump: 28 spots in 1974 (#89 → #61)
- Biggest drop: 19 spots in 2020 (#163 → #182)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1981 at #26 (11,359 births)
- Births halved by 1999, 18 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 36 yrs · run 1973–2008
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 147 girls born in 1981 were named Sara (0.68%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,025 girls born in 2025 (0.10%)
- 24.0% of all girls named Sara (104,682) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,127 | #110 (1880) | #120 |
| 1890s | 3,119 | #127 (1895) | #140 |
| 1900s | 4,210 | #127 (1909) | #143 |
| 1910s | 15,409 | #106 (1917) | #114 |
| 1920s | 21,101 | #111 (1920) | #124 |
| 1930s | 18,261 | #122 (1933) | #128 |
| 1940s | 20,275 | #121 (1940) | #134 |
| 1950s | 20,491 | #147 (1950) | #168 |
| 1960s | 23,044 | #124 (1969) | #161 |
| 1970s | 56,958 | #27 (1977) | #66 |
| 1980s | 104,682 | #26 (1981) | #29 |
| 1990s | 72,170 | #34 (1990) | #44 |
| 2000s | 44,056 | #57 (2000) | #73 |
| 2010s | 20,732 | #119 (2010) | #151 |
| 2020s | 9,558 | #178 (2022) | #188 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sara in 2008
Top girls' names in 2008
Top boys' names in 2008
More about 2008
girls
1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 526 of them was named Sara, which outranked 99.6% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 291,450 of them was named Sara, which outranked 32.5% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #9,019Zykel8
- #9,019Zylon8
- #9,019Zyrion8
- #9,871Sara7
- #9,871Abdishakur7
- #9,871Abdulhadi7
- #9,871Abdulkarim7
- #11,037Aadam6
- #11,037Aariv6
- #11,037Aaroosh6
Tied with 1,165 names at #9,871; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.