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Sarah

First Name
1.1m
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
498
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys
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  1. Related Names
  2. Pronunciation
  3. Meanings and Origins
  4. Notable Persons Named Sarah
  5. Notable Persons With the Last Name Sarah
  6. Popularity by Year and Gender
  7. Regional Popularity
  8. Ethnicity Distribution
  9. Fun Facts
  10. What Sarahs Have Visited This Page?
  11. Name Poster

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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Sarah mean? Find out below.

Origin and Meaning of Sarah

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

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
Wiktionary

From Hebrew שָׂרָה (Sara, “lady, princess”), from the Biblical figure originally named שָׂרָי (saráy, “Sarai: masters, princes”).

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

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

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Notable Persons Named 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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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 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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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 1,804 1,798 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 4,816 4,797 19 #52 girl name
1917 4,778 4,767 11 #52 girl name
1918 4,983 4,969 14 #52 girl name
1919 5,033 5,022 11 #46 girl name
1920 5,045 5,031 14 #50 girl name
1921 5,042 5,023 19 #54 girl name
1922 5,001 4,982 19 #51 girl name
1923 4,982 4,963 19 #54 girl name
1924 5,072 5,044 28 #54 girl name
1925 4,711 4,687 24 #58 girl name
1926 4,435 4,422 13 #63 girl name
1927 4,591 4,558 33 #61 girl name
1928 4,277 4,243 34 #64 girl name
1929 3,838 3,817 21 #68 girl name
1930 3,948 3,920 28 #70 girl name
1931 3,656 3,634 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 3,637 3,618 19 #61 girl name
1936 3,536 3,516 20 #63 girl name
1937 3,611 3,586 25 #65 girl name
1938 3,769 3,747 22 #67 girl name
1939 3,688 3,670 18 #68 girl name
1940 3,893 3,869 24 #60 girl name
1941 4,001 3,982 19 #60 girl name
1942 4,121 4,101 20 #67 girl name
1943 4,004 3,987 17 #71 girl name
1944 3,867 3,859 8 #67 girl name
1945 3,603 3,593 10 #76 girl name
1946 3,921 3,907 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 4,039 4,030 9 #91 girl name
1952 4,050 4,042 8 #93 girl name
1953 4,092 4,081 11 #93 girl name
1954 4,052 4,041 11
1955 3,999 3,983 16
1956 3,885 3,873 12
1957 3,999 3,986 13
1958 3,923 3,910 13
1959 3,890 3,875 15
1960 4,217 4,204 13
1961 4,222 4,207 15
1962 4,560 4,546 14 #98 girl name
1963 4,590 4,575 15 #94 girl name
1964 4,604 4,587 17 #92 girl name
1965 4,075 4,058 17 #92 girl name
1966 4,051 4,037 14 #85 girl name
1967 4,153 4,138 15 #83 girl name
1968 4,501 4,487 14 #78 girl name
1969 5,092 5,077 15 #72 girl name
1970 5,637 5,621 16 #64 girl name
1971 5,866 5,850 16 #58 girl name
1972 6,132 6,112 20 #49 girl name
1973 7,250 7,217 33 #35 girl name
1974 9,817 9,786 31 #20 girl name
1975 11,216 11,170 46 #17 girl name
1976 14,038 13,992 46 #15 girl name
1977 18,162 18,098 64 #11 girl name
1978 20,060 19,978 82 #8 girl name
1979 21,101 21,017 84 #6 girl name
1980 25,838 25,754 84 #5 girl name
1981 28,279 28,170 109 #4 girl name
1982 28,608 28,483 125 #4 girl name
1983 27,349 27,231 118 #5 girl name
1984 25,998 25,876 122 #5 girl name
1985 24,980 24,879 101 #5 girl name
1986 28,268 28,152 116 #5 girl name
1987 27,999 27,889 110 #5 girl name
1988 28,451 28,363 88 #4 girl name
1989 27,937 27,791 146 #5 girl name
1990 25,872 25,815 57 #6 girl name
1991 25,260 25,223 37 #6 girl name
1992 24,687 24,634 53 #5 girl name
1993 24,297 24,251 46 #3 girl name
1994 22,333 22,289 44 #5 girl name
1995 21,403 21,371 32 #5 girl name
1996 21,064 21,031 33 #4 girl name
1997 20,715 20,698 17 #4 girl name
1998 19,900 19,876 24 #4 girl name
1999 19,107 19,094 13 #4 girl name
2000 17,717 17,691 26 #5 girl name
2001 15,916 15,894 22 #6 girl name
2002 14,779 14,757 22 #8 girl name
2003 13,784 13,758 26 #12 girl name
2004 12,787 12,734 53 #12 girl name
2005 11,546 11,528 18 #15 girl name
2006 11,164 11,147 17 #15 girl name
2007 9,998 9,985 13 #18 girl name
2008 9,056 9,039 17 #20 girl name
2009 7,783 7,771 12 #21 girl name
2010 6,325 6,320 5 #28 girl name
2011 5,556 5,551 5 #39 girl name
2012 5,186 5,180 6 #43 girl name
2013 4,694 4,689 5 #48 girl name
2014 4,691 4,691 0 #50 girl name
2015 4,517 4,507 10 #58 girl name
2016 4,386 4,378 8 #57 girl name
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Where is the name Sarah popular?

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Popularity of Sarah as a first name

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Popularity of Sarah as a last name

The map shows the absolute popularity of the name Sarah as a last name in each of the states. See other popular names in Michigan, Indiana, or California.

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Common last names for Sarah

  • Smith
  • Johnson
  • Williams
  • Brown
  • Jones
  • Miller
  • Davis
  • Wilson
  • Moore
  • Harris
  • White
  • Jackson
  • Thompson
  • Anderson
  • Martin
  • Lewis
  • Clark
  • Robinson

Ethnicity Distribution

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

Of Last Name Sarah

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

Entire United States

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Fun Facts about the name Sarah

  • What name lists does Sarah rank for?
    #10Most Popular Girl Name
    #2Classic Girl Names
    #4Hebrew Girl Names
  • How Popular is the name Sarah? Sarah is the 36th most popular name of all time. In 2016 Sarah was the 57th most popular name. As a last name Sarah was the 43,369th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Sarah have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2016, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,073,116 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 28,483 babies. That's a lot of babies named Sarah!
  • Random Sarah Factoid: According to the 1914 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Sarah ranks 7th in popularity as a baby girl's name in South Carolina. Imagine that, 229 babies in South Carolina have the same name as you in 1914.
  • 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 Rhsaa. 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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  • U.S. Census Bureau: Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000 (public domain).
  • U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names, Death Master File (public domain).
  • Other Dictionary Sources: WordNet 3.1 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University (License).
  • Wiktionary: Titles and License.
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