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First Name
1.1m
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
498
in the U.S.
in 2010

Sarah

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Princess
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Gender: Girl
36^th All Time
58^th in 2015
43,369^th in 2010

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420k Sara (Hebrew)
7k Sariah (American)
3k Sari (Hebrew)
197 Saarah (Arabic)

Nicknames and Given Names for Sarah

114k Sadie
50k Sallie
204k Sally
<100 Sukey

How popular is the baby name Sarah in the U.S.?

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born	Ranking
1880	1,288	1,288	0	#10 girl name
1881	1,226	1,226	0	#12 girl name
1882	1,410	1,410	0	#12 girl name
1883	1,366	1,359	7	#12 girl name
1884	1,524	1,518	6	#14 girl name
1885	1,431	1,424	7	#18 girl name
1886	1,575	1,569	6	#16 girl name
1887	1,436	1,436	0	#20 girl name
1888	1,755	1,755	0	#20 girl name
1889	1,735	1,730	5	#20 girl name
1890	1,791	1,786	5	#21 girl name
1891	1,669	1,669	0	#24 girl name
1892	1,805	1,799	6	#28 girl name
1893	1,638	1,632	6	#33 girl name
1894	1,711	1,701	10	#34 girl name
1895	1,785	1,777	8	#33 girl name
1896	1,696	1,691	5	#35 girl name
1897	1,722	1,713	9	#34 girl name
1898	1,805	1,800	5	#37 girl name
1899	1,598	1,587	11	#38 girl name
1900	2,060	2,055	5	#37 girl name
1901	1,519	1,514	5	#40 girl name
1902	1,715	1,710	5	#39 girl name
1903	1,558	1,553	5	#41 girl name
1904	1,601	1,594	7	#43 girl name
1905	1,767	1,762	5	#41 girl name
1906	1,697	1,697	0	#44 girl name
1907	1,799	1,799	0	#48 girl name
1908	1,814	1,814	0	#48 girl name
1909	1,856	1,845	11	#49 girl name
1910	2,179	2,173	6	#40 girl name
1911	2,210	2,201	9	#42 girl name
1912	2,935	2,919	16	#41 girl name
1913	3,188	3,178	10	#43 girl name
1914	3,693	3,680	13	#47 girl name
1915	4,429	4,414	15	#51 girl name
1916	4,815	4,796	19	#52 girl name
1917	4,779	4,768	11	#52 girl name
1918	4,983	4,969	14	#52 girl name
1919	5,031	5,020	11	#46 girl name
1920	5,046	5,032	14	#50 girl name
1921	5,042	5,023	19	#54 girl name
1922	5,001	4,982	19	#51 girl name
1923	4,983	4,964	19	#54 girl name
1924	5,071	5,043	28	#54 girl name
1925	4,711	4,687	24	#58 girl name
1926	4,435	4,422	13	#63 girl name
1927	4,592	4,559	33	#61 girl name
1928	4,278	4,244	34	#64 girl name
1929	3,837	3,816	21	#68 girl name
1930	3,948	3,920	28	#70 girl name
1931	3,655	3,633	22	#71 girl name
1932	3,623	3,599	24	#67 girl name
1933	3,649	3,619	30	#58 girl name
1934	3,626	3,598	28	#67 girl name
1935	3,636	3,617	19	#61 girl name
1936	3,535	3,515	20	#63 girl name
1937	3,610	3,585	25	#65 girl name
1938	3,770	3,748	22	#67 girl name
1939	3,688	3,670	18	#68 girl name
1940	3,894	3,870	24	#60 girl name
1941	4,000	3,981	19	#60 girl name
1942	4,120	4,100	20	#67 girl name
1943	4,004	3,987	17	#71 girl name
1944	3,868	3,860	8	#67 girl name
1945	3,603	3,593	10	#76 girl name
1946	3,920	3,906	14	#92 girl name
1947	4,240	4,223	17	#93 girl name
1948	4,166	4,156	10	#85 girl name
1949	4,309	4,298	11	#84 girl name
1950	4,156	4,145	11	#88 girl name
1951	4,043	4,034	9	#90 girl name
1952	4,047	4,039	8	#93 girl name
1953	4,092	4,081	11	#93 girl name
1954	4,051	4,040	11
1955	3,998	3,982	16
1956	3,888	3,876	12
1957	3,997	3,984	13
1958	3,923	3,910	13
1959	3,889	3,874	15
1960	4,218	4,205	13
1961	4,222	4,207	15
1962	4,560	4,546	14	#98 girl name
1963	4,591	4,576	15	#94 girl name
1964	4,604	4,587	17	#92 girl name
1965	4,073	4,056	17	#92 girl name
1966	4,050	4,036	14	#85 girl name
1967	4,153	4,138	15	#83 girl name
1968	4,501	4,487	14	#78 girl name
1969	5,091	5,076	15	#72 girl name
1970	5,636	5,620	16	#65 girl name
1971	5,867	5,851	16	#58 girl name
1972	6,132	6,112	20	#49 girl name
1973	7,249	7,216	33	#35 girl name
1974	9,818	9,787	31	#20 girl name
1975	11,215	11,169	46	#17 girl name
1976	14,040	13,994	46	#15 girl name
1977	18,161	18,097	64	#11 girl name
1978	20,060	19,978	82	#8 girl name
1979	21,101	21,017	84	#6 girl name
1980	25,831	25,747	84	#5 girl name
1981	28,280	28,171	109	#4 girl name
1982	28,607	28,482	125	#4 girl name
1983	27,347	27,229	118	#5 girl name
1984	25,997	25,875	122	#5 girl name
1985	24,978	24,877	101	#5 girl name
1986	28,262	28,146	116	#5 girl name
1987	27,994	27,884	110	#5 girl name
1988	28,446	28,358	88	#4 girl name
1989	27,936	27,790	146	#5 girl name
1990	25,867	25,810	57	#6 girl name
1991	25,265	25,228	37	#6 girl name
1992	24,686	24,633	53	#5 girl name
1993	24,294	24,248	46	#3 girl name
1994	22,325	22,281	44	#5 girl name
1995	21,401	21,369	32	#5 girl name
1996	21,062	21,029	33	#4 girl name
1997	20,711	20,694	17	#4 girl name
1998	19,897	19,873	24	#4 girl name
1999	19,101	19,088	13	#4 girl name
2000	17,715	17,689	26	#5 girl name
2001	15,911	15,889	22	#6 girl name
2002	14,774	14,752	22	#8 girl name
2003	13,782	13,756	26	#12 girl name
2004	12,785	12,732	53	#12 girl name
2005	11,545	11,527	18	#15 girl name
2006	11,161	11,144	17	#15 girl name
2007	9,998	9,985	13	#18 girl name
2008	9,049	9,032	17	#20 girl name
2009	7,779	7,767	12	#21 girl name
2010	6,319	6,314	5	#28 girl name
2011	5,552	5,547	5	#39 girl name
2012	5,180	5,174	6	#43 girl name
2013	4,691	4,686	5	#48 girl name
2014	4,682	4,682	0	#50 girl name
2015	4,486	4,476	10	#58 girl name

Fun Facts about the name Sarah

How many people with the first name Sarah have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,068,576 babies born with the first name Sarah in the United States. That's more than enough people named Sarah to occupy the country of Timor-Leste with an estimated population of 1,066,409 (as of July 11, 2010).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Sarah? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 1,288 new born babies.
When was Sarah first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Sarah is Sunday, February 16th, 1812.
What year had the most people named Sarah born? The highest recorded use of the first name Sarah was in 1982 with a total of 28,482 babies. That's a lot of babies named Sarah!
Random Sarah Factoid: According to the 2007 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Sarah ranks 21^st in popularity as a baby girl's name in Idaho. Imagine that, 56 babies in Idaho have the same name as you in 2007.
Weird things about the name Sarah: Your name in reverse order is Haras. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Rahas. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Sarah? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 498 people with the last name Sarah.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Sarah? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Sarah as their last name since less than 1 person in 588k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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Common last names for Sarah

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Sarah	U.S.
█	White	74.90%	64.26%
█	African American	13.25%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	5.02%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.00%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	0.00%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	4.42%	16.26%

Of Last Name Sarah

People with the last name Sarah are most frequently White or African American

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Sarah" mean? The list below shows the origins of Sarah as well as things modernly associated with the name Sarah such as celebrities named Sarah.

Hebrew

Origin and Meaning of Sarah

The name "Sarah" is of Hebrew origin, and it means "Princess". It's a name commonly given to girls.

Other Dictionary Sources

(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

Wiktionary

From Hebrew ×©Ö¸×‚×¨Ö¸×” (Sara, â€œlady, princessâ€), from the Biblical figure originally named ×©Ö¸×‚×¨Ö¸×™ (sarÃ¡y, â€œSarai: masters, princesâ€).

The wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac in the Bible.
A female given name.

Sarah was also found in the following language(s): Danish, French, German, Norwegian, and Swedish

Notable Persons With the Name Sarah

Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman is a ribaldry, black comedy, political satire, insult comedy, comedy music, and character comedy musician. Sarah was given the name Sarah Kate Silverman on December 1st, 1970 in Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S.

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Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson is an actress. Her ongoing career started in 1994. Sarah was given the name Sarah Catharine Paulson on December 17th, 1974 in Tampa, Florida, U.S.

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Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin is a Chairperson of the Alaska Oil, Gas Conservation Commission, Mayor of Wasilla, Member of the Wasilla City Council, from Seat E, Chairperson of theAlaska Oil, Mayor ofWasilla, and Member of theWasillaCity Council. Sarah was born on February 11th, 1964 in Sandpoint, Idaho.

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Sarah Hyland

Sarah Hyland is an actress. She was most active from 1997 to present. Sarah was given the name Sarah Jane Hyland on November 24th, 1990 in Manhattan, New York, U.S.

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Sarah Michelle Gellar

Sarah Michelle Gellar is an actress, producer, and entrepreneur. She has had major accomplishments since 1981. Sarah was born on April 14th, 1977 in New York City, New York, U.S. Sarah is also known as Sarah Michelle Prinze and Sarah Gellar.

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Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker is an actress, producer, and designer. She has had major accomplishments since 1974. Sarah was born on March 25th, 1965 in Nelsonville, Ohio, United States.

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Sarah Shahi

(actress)
Sarah Wayne Callies

(actress)
Olivia Colman

(actress)
Sarah Chalke

(actor)
Sarah Rafferty

(actress)
Sarah McLachlan

(singer-songwriter)
Sarah

(royalty)
Sally Hemings

(important person)
Sarah Gadon

(actress)
Madam C. J. Walker

(businesswoman)
Jane Wyman

(actress)
Sarah Brightman

(musician)
Andy San Dimas

(leading human)
Sarah Willingham

(business entrepreneur)

Notable Persons With the Last Name Sarah

Sarah

Sarah is royalty. She holds the title Duchess of York([[#Titles, styles, honours, arms, and Duchess of York. Sarah was born as the child of Ronald Ferguson and Susan Barrantes on October 15th, 1959 in 27.

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Saint Sarah

Saint Sarah is a saint. She holds the title Sarah the Black and Kali Sara.

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Robert Sarah

Robert Sarah is a famous person. Robert was born on June 15th, 1945 in Guinea.

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Mary Sarah

Mary Sarah is a country music singing and songwriter. She was most active from 2007 to present. Mary was given the name Mary Sarah Gross on July 7th, 1995 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. Mary is also known as Mary Sarah.

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Sarah Cheng-De Winne

Sarah Cheng-De Winne is a r&b, soul, pop, jazz, rhythm, blues, and soul music musician. She has had major accomplishments since 2010. Sarah was given the name Cheng Xue Mei Sarah on December 2nd, 1987.

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Princess Sarah

Princess Sarah is a pop music, rhythm, blues, and adult contemporary music singing. She has had major accomplishments since 2011. Princess was born on March 20th, 1987. Princess is also known as Ali and Sarah Age.

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