Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- desert
A broad desert; The Sahara desert in North Africa is the world''s largest desert.
Syllables
3
Themes
- Nature
- Place
Pronunciation
sa-hara, saha-ra
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2003 (rank #10889, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #1031, 248 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1962, 98 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 98 |
| 2024 | – | 126 |
| 2023 | – | 123 |
| 2022 | – | 133 |
| 2021 | – | 133 |
| 2020 | – | 143 |
| 2019 | – | 142 |
| 2018 | – | 121 |
| 2017 | – | 127 |
| 2016 | – | 103 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #817, 41 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3332, 7 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2016 | 15 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #2846, 8 births); most recent 2021 (rank #5331, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 2009 (rank #782, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #457, 8 births); most recent 2021 (rank #665, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | 8 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence