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Sahra

girl name
Origin
Somali
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“Somali form linked to Sarah: princess”

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sahra has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

See popularity in Brazil

Popularity in Brazil

555 people · the #12,434 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 16

1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Sahra living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 58 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Sahra

Most people given the name Sahra in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Sahra

Sowda Sela Deqa Rahma Yeva Shifra

The Sahra deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Sahra truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Sahra fits with your family’s names and surname.

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