Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Sarah

Gender

Male

Origin

Hebrew
Princess

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Sarah

Famous People

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker, Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar, Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Jimmy Buffett, Daughter of Kiefer Sutherland, Daughter of Harry Connick, Jr., Daughter of Andie MacDowell, Daughter of Marlee Matlin

More about the name

Sarah is a common feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It derives its popularity from the biblical matriarch Sarah, the wife of Abraham and a major figure in the Abrahamic religions.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #819, 146 births); most recent 2020 (rank #8731, 8 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1982 (rank #4, 28,482 births); most recent 2025 (rank #90, 2,710 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–2,710
2024–2,697
2023–2,767
2022–2,805
2021–2,862
202083,069
2019–3,322
2018–3,778
201764,033
201694,426

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 1996 (rank #18, 3,111 births); most recent 2025 (rank #131, 371 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025371
2024375
2023392
2022384
2021403
2020422
2019479
2018503
2017530
2016572

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

  • Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #2448, 4 births); most recent 2007 (rank #4503, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #8, 5,482 births); most recent 2023 (rank #61, 864 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–864
2022–1,067
2021–1,216
2020–1,310
2019–1,576
2018–1,757
2017–2,037
2016–2,371
2015–2,542
2014–2,761

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 1987 (rank #1, 1,024 births); most recent 2025 (rank #66, 78 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202578
202487
202393
2022121
2021134
2020148
2019175
2018216
2017244
2016290

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 1990 (rank #3, 775 births); most recent 2025 (rank #149, 29 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202529
202429
202327
202223
202132
202039
201941
201843
201753
201676

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 #7, 240 births); most recent 2025 (rank #106, 20 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202520
202427
202326
202242
202136
202034
201954
201842
201764
201669

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 1986 (rank #3, 446 births); most recent 2023 (rank #93, 30 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202330
202239
202140
202029
201947
201834
201749
201669
201558
201460

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