Sara
Girl name · Latin origin
Sara meaning
Pure, excellent, Wealth, Princess, Wife of Hazrat Ibrahim.
- Also recorded (Latin): sarah
Sara at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Latin
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- سارةAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #187 in 2024
Sara popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #110 | 165 |
| 1890 | #137 | 262 |
| 1900 | #157 | 375 |
| 1910 | #128 | 633 |
| 1920 | #111 | 2,364 |
| 1930 | #134 | 1,770 |
| 1940 | #121 | 2,087 |
| 1950 | #147 | 2,059 |
| 1960 | #186 | 2,038 |
| 1970 | #126 | 3,060 |
| 1980 | #27 | 11,149 |
| 1981 | #26 | 11,358 |
| 1990 | #34 | 8,979 |
| 2000 | #57 | 5,325 |
| 2010 | #119 | 2,636 |
| 2020 | #183 | 1,576 |
| 2024 | #187 | 1,605 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #110 | 165 |
| 1881 | #117 | 147 |
| 1882 | #115 | 180 |
| 1883 | #116 | 183 |
| 1884 | #126 | 197 |
| 1885 | #121 | 215 |
| 1886 | #117 | 247 |
| 1887 | #128 | 214 |
| 1888 | #125 | 293 |
| 1889 | #129 | 286 |
| 1890 | #137 | 262 |
| 1891 | #138 | 260 |
| 1892 | #148 | 276 |
| 1893 | #143 | 290 |
| 1894 | #141 | 304 |
| 1895 | #127 | 363 |
| 1896 | #143 | 326 |
| 1897 | #137 | 353 |
| 1898 | #139 | 362 |
| 1899 | #146 | 323 |
| 1900 | #157 | 375 |
| 1901 | #156 | 315 |
| 1902 | #154 | 335 |
| 1903 | #155 | 333 |
| 1904 | #149 | 359 |
| 1905 | #137 | 437 |
| 1906 | #135 | 457 |
| 1907 | #134 | 494 |
| 1908 | #127 | 546 |
| 1909 | #127 | 559 |
| 1910 | #128 | 633 |
| 1911 | #123 | 687 |
| 1912 | #121 | 962 |
| 1913 | #114 | 1,121 |
| 1914 | #108 | 1,488 |
| 1915 | #106 | 1,913 |
| 1916 | #108 | 1,992 |
| 1917 | #106 | 2,147 |
| 1918 | #109 | 2,295 |
| 1919 | #112 | 2,171 |
| 1920 | #111 | 2,364 |
| 1921 | #115 | 2,350 |
| 1922 | #118 | 2,220 |
| 1923 | #123 | 2,185 |
| 1924 | #116 | 2,313 |
| 1925 | #133 | 2,032 |
| 1926 | #131 | 2,022 |
| 1927 | #129 | 1,994 |
| 1928 | #129 | 1,873 |
| 1929 | #133 | 1,748 |
| 1930 | #134 | 1,770 |
| 1931 | #135 | 1,707 |
| 1932 | #130 | 1,759 |
| 1933 | #122 | 1,862 |
| 1934 | #125 | 1,844 |
| 1935 | #128 | 1,773 |
| 1936 | #128 | 1,823 |
| 1937 | #130 | 1,901 |
| 1938 | #124 | 1,949 |
| 1939 | #127 | 1,873 |
| 1940 | #121 | 2,087 |
| 1941 | #124 | 2,071 |
| 1942 | #127 | 2,191 |
| 1943 | #137 | 2,020 |
| 1944 | #136 | 1,903 |
| 1945 | #135 | 1,803 |
| 1946 | #135 | 2,035 |
| 1947 | #138 | 2,174 |
| 1948 | #142 | 2,020 |
| 1949 | #148 | 1,971 |
| 1950 | #147 | 2,059 |
| 1951 | #152 | 2,079 |
| 1952 | #160 | 2,044 |
| 1953 | #158 | 2,078 |
| 1954 | #164 | 2,121 |
| 1955 | #176 | 1,973 |
| 1956 | #178 | 2,004 |
| 1957 | #178 | 2,110 |
| 1958 | #184 | 1,991 |
| 1959 | #180 | 2,032 |
| 1960 | #186 | 2,038 |
| 1961 | #177 | 2,198 |
| 1962 | #163 | 2,471 |
| 1963 | #162 | 2,486 |
| 1964 | #165 | 2,356 |
| 1965 | #178 | 1,973 |
| 1966 | #166 | 2,059 |
| 1967 | #155 | 2,216 |
| 1968 | #130 | 2,456 |
| 1969 | #124 | 2,792 |
| 1970 | #126 | 3,060 |
| 1971 | #114 | 3,206 |
| 1972 | #101 | 3,181 |
| 1973 | #89 | 3,479 |
| 1974 | #61 | 4,651 |
| 1975 | #54 | 5,131 |
| 1976 | #27 | 8,020 |
| 1977 | #27 | 8,709 |
| 1978 | #28 | 8,869 |
| 1979 | #30 | 8,654 |
| 1980 | #27 | 11,149 |
| 1981 | #26 | 11,358 |
| 1982 | #28 | 11,345 |
| 1983 | #31 | 10,086 |
| 1984 | #32 | 9,315 |
| 1985 | #30 | 10,562 |
| 1986 | #27 | 11,052 |
| 1987 | #29 | 10,090 |
| 1988 | #30 | 10,018 |
| 1989 | #29 | 9,706 |
| 1990 | #34 | 8,979 |
| 1991 | #37 | 8,846 |
| 1992 | #37 | 8,444 |
| 1993 | #40 | 7,902 |
| 1994 | #43 | 7,219 |
| 1995 | #48 | 6,697 |
| 1996 | #50 | 6,288 |
| 1997 | #50 | 6,159 |
| 1998 | #48 | 6,010 |
| 1999 | #50 | 5,626 |
| 2000 | #57 | 5,325 |
| 2001 | #58 | 5,156 |
| 2002 | #59 | 4,944 |
| 2003 | #65 | 4,764 |
| 2004 | #68 | 4,507 |
| 2005 | #75 | 4,283 |
| 2006 | #72 | 4,409 |
| 2007 | #80 | 4,024 |
| 2008 | #92 | 3,595 |
| 2009 | #106 | 3,043 |
| 2010 | #119 | 2,636 |
| 2011 | #130 | 2,394 |
| 2012 | #142 | 2,260 |
| 2013 | #153 | 2,092 |
| 2014 | #166 | 1,971 |
| 2015 | #161 | 1,981 |
| 2016 | #151 | 2,040 |
| 2017 | #158 | 1,886 |
| 2018 | #169 | 1,717 |
| 2019 | #162 | 1,746 |
| 2020 | #183 | 1,576 |
| 2021 | #197 | 1,517 |
| 2022 | #178 | 1,679 |
| 2023 | #188 | 1,599 |
| 2024 | #187 | 1,605 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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