Trend of the Popularity of Sarah 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 2,710 female babies that were named Sarah in the US, which was 0.17% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Sarah peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1982 with a count of 28,483 babies, which was 1.68% of the total female babies born in the US in 1982.

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

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

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Sarah 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 Sarah from 1980 to 2025.

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

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	25757	1.55
1981	28175	1.69
1982	28483	1.68
1983	27228	1.63
1984	25887	1.54
1985	24879	1.45
1986	28163	1.64
1987	27894	1.60
1988	28374	1.59
1989	27797	1.51
1990	25824	1.36
1991	25233	1.35
1992	24634	1.34
1993	24257	1.34
1994	22299	1.25
1995	21395	1.22
1996	21048	1.20
1997	20716	1.19
1998	19898	1.13
1999	19119	1.08
2000	17715	0.98
2001	15929	0.89
2002	14779	0.82
2003	13785	0.75
2004	12758	0.70
2005	11555	0.63
2006	11161	0.59
2007	10014	0.52
2008	9055	0.48
2009	7794	0.42
2010	6341	0.36
2011	5571	0.32
2012	5207	0.30
2013	4715	0.27
2014	4717	0.26
2015	4535	0.25
2016	4429	0.25
2017	4036	0.23
2018	3781	0.22
2019	3325	0.20
2020	3070	0.19
2021	2865	0.18
2022	2809	0.17
2023	2771	0.17
2024	2719	0.17
2025	2710	0.17