Baby name meaning

Sarah

Princess · Hebrew origin

Meaning & origin

Sarah is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning “Princess”.

How popular is Sarah?

In England & Wales, Sarah ranked #131 among girls' names in 2024, with 375 babies given the name — down from #95 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 1996, when it reached #18.

In the United States, Sarah was the #86 girls' name in the 2020 data, after peaking at #5 in 1980.

Sarah — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Sarah over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #88US 1960: #116US 1970: #65US 1980: #5US 1990: #6US 2000: #5US 2010: #26US 2020: #86England & Wales 2024: #131United StatesEngland & Wales
Sarah’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Sarah in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#183,111
2000#341,536
2005#56962
2010#83722
2015#96581
2020#116422
2024#131375

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