Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Sara

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew
Arabic form of Sarah
Arabic
HebrewSarah
Variant of ; princess
Hindi
Hungarian
Persian
Spanish

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Sara

Pronunciation

s(a)-ra

Famous People

Singer Sara Evans, Actress Sara Gilbert, Singer Sara Bareilles, Actress Sara Ramirez

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Harry Connick Jr, Daughter of Tom Brokaw, Daughter of David Foster, Daughter of Marlee Matlin

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #1589, 50 births); most recent 2024 (rank #12301, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1981 (rank #26, 11,351 births); most recent 2025 (rank #198, 1,568 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–1,568
202451,605
2023–1,599
2022–1,679
202161,517
2020–1,576
2019–1,746
2018–1,717
2017–1,886
2016–2,040

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 2017 (rank #82, 653 births); most recent 2025 (rank #110, 427 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025427
2024476
2023445
2022497
2021511
2020496
2019609
2018535
2017653
2016606

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 2008 (rank #63, 1,128 births); most recent 2023 (rank #169, 376 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023376
2022419
2021455
2020519
2019545
2018605
2017692
2016708
2015841
2014923

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 Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #78, 91 births); most recent 2025 (rank #127, 37 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202537
202434
202337
202246
202128
202051
201951
201854
201752
201658

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #71, 98 births); most recent 2025 (rank #204, 19 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202519
202425
202325
202223
202126
202028
201928
201830
201738
201639

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 Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #75, 34 births); most recent 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20253
202412
20234
202210
20218
20208
201912
201814
201710
201615

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1981 (rank #29, 110 births); most recent 2023 (rank #240, 13 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202313
202215
202114
202027
201921
201819
201727
201617
201522
201419

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