Trend of the Popularity of Sara as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,568 female babies that were named Sara in the US, which was 0.10% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Sara peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1981 with a count of 11,359 babies, which was 0.68% of the total female babies born in the US in 1981.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Sara, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Sara.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Sara in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Sara in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Sara from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Sara as a Female Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	11148	0.67
1981	11359	0.68
1982	11344	0.67
1983	10087	0.60
1984	9314	0.55
1985	10562	0.61
1986	11052	0.64
1987	10090	0.58
1988	10020	0.56
1989	9706	0.53
1990	8979	0.47
1991	8846	0.47
1992	8443	0.46
1993	7902	0.44
1994	7220	0.40
1995	6697	0.38
1996	6288	0.36
1997	6159	0.35
1998	6010	0.34
1999	5626	0.32
2000	5325	0.29
2001	5156	0.29
2002	4945	0.28
2003	4764	0.26
2004	4507	0.25
2005	4285	0.23
2006	4411	0.23
2007	4024	0.21
2008	3595	0.19
2009	3044	0.17
2010	2636	0.15
2011	2396	0.14
2012	2261	0.13
2013	2093	0.12
2014	1972	0.11
2015	1982	0.11
2016	2041	0.12
2017	1887	0.11
2018	1718	0.10
2019	1746	0.10
2020	1577	0.10
2021	1519	0.09
2022	1680	0.10
2023	1602	0.10
2024	1612	0.10
2025	1568	0.10