Sarah
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Meaning
princess
Goes by Sadie, Sally. See all nicknames
Famously borne by Sarah Hoefflin, the Swiss Olympic slopestyle freeskiing champion. Immortalized by Sarah Connor in The Terminator (1984).
The story
Sarah means "princess," "lady" or "noblewoman" in Hebrew, but the biblical scene that brings her close is a woman listening from the entrance of a tent. In Genesis, God first tells Abraham to call his wife Sarah instead of Sarai, promising a son and descendants who will include rulers. When visitors later announce that she will have a child, Sarah hears them from the tent. She and Abraham are old, and she laughs to herself at the prospect. After Isaac is born, the story returns to her laughter. Sarah now says God has given her a reason to laugh, and others will share it. That movement from private disbelief to a joy she can offer aloud gives the dignified name a wonderfully human scene. The laughter belongs to her story; the name itself still means princess.
Sarah's name family
One shared root links 5 names across 2 languages.
Shared root: from Hebrew sarah "princess", the matriarch renamed from Sarai
The family
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How popular is Sarah around the world?
In the United States, 16,953 babies were named Sarah between 2020 and 2025. In Austria, 149 girls named Sarah were born in 2025, the 55th most common name among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
Sarah is on the official records of the United States, Austria, Norway, Ireland, South Australia, France, Canada, Argentina, Puerto Rico, England and Wales, Scotland, Brazil, Chile, Mexico City, New Zealand, Montevideo, Spain and Poland.
Sarah crosses languages: it is in the latest top 300 of an English-speaking birth record and of a Spanish-speaking one. The full list: English and Spanish
United States
1 in 1,300
In the United States, 16,953 babies were named Sarah between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sarah peaked in the 1980s. Sarah went to 4,545 US babies in 2015 and 2,710 in 2025, 60% of the earlier figure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Austria
1 in 510
In Austria, 149 girls named Sarah were born in 2025, the 55th most common name among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
share of that year’s births on record
Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)
Norway
1 in 530register 2026
In Norway, 50 girls were given the name Sarah in 2025.
share of the girls on the register for that year, SSB’s own figure
People who have or have had a Norwegian ID number, emigrants left out, from Statistics Norway’s name statistics (release of January 2026): by year of birth for 1945–2020 (everyone born that year who was ever registered in Norway, including people who registered later and people who have since died) and by year of naming from 2021; only first names carried by 200 or more living people are listed, counts under 4 are withheld, and SSB merges spellings that differ only by letters outside the Norwegian alphabet. The shares are SSB’s own, of the people of that sex and year in that count; the 2025 figure counts the children named that year, and no year is a count of births. Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 10467 (updated 2026-01-28)
Ireland
1 in 690
In Ireland, 78 girls named Sarah were born in 2025, the 66th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
South Australia
1 in 7102017
In South Australia, 26 girls were registered as Sarah in 2017.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
France
1 in 910
In France, about 705 girls named Sarah were born in 2025, the 64th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s births on record
Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)
Canada
1 in 920
In Canada, 396 girls named Sarah were born in 2024, the 56th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
Argentina
1 in 1,200
In Argentina, 558 newborns were given the name Sarah in 2024.
share of that year’s name registrations
Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024
Puerto Rico
1 in 1,500
In Puerto Rico, 12 babies were named Sarah in 2025, and 604 have carried the name since 1998.
share of that year’s births on record
First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)
England and Wales
1 in 1,600
In England and Wales, 371 girls named Sarah were born in 2025, the 131st most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Scotland
1 in 1,600
In Scotland, 29 girls named Sarah were registered in 2024, the 148th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
Brazil
1 in 2,000
At the 2022 census, 100,392 people in Brazil were named Sarah, the 315th most common name, with a median age of 12.
Among people named Sarah living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth
The census also counted 16,566 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
Chile
1 in 2,100
In Chile, 86 girls were registered as Sarah in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.
share of that year’s name registrations
First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021
Mexico City City
1 in 2,300
In Mexico City, there were 51 registrations of Sarah in 2022.
share of that year’s registrations in the city
Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023 (4 registrations through 3 Mar) is excluded as partial. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023
New Zealand
1 in 2,300
In New Zealand, 25 girls named Sarah were registered in 2025.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
Montevideo City
1 in 4,9002011
In Montevideo, 5 girls named Sarah were born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.
share of that year’s births on record
Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial
Spain
1 in 9,100
In Spain, 4,906 residents are named Sarah, the 471st most common name among women, with a mean age of 23.6 years.
Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025
Poland
1 in 21,000
In Poland, 12 girls named Sarah were born in 2025, the 335th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)
New South Wales
outside the top 100
Sarah is not in the 2025 top 100 for New South Wales.
share of that year’s top-100 registrations
New South Wales (not all of Australia) publishes only each year’s 100 most popular names per sex, so a missing year means below that top 100, not rare. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, popular baby names
When you meet Sarah
Most people given the name Sarah in the United States were born between 1970 and 1999. The Sarah you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
Where Sarah travels
Jewish American · one of the most enduring names across generations of Jewish American families
Korean American · princess (the matriarch; a steady church classic for Korean American daughters)
Global crossover · simultaneously a top-10 name in the US, UK, Netherlands and Sweden through the 1980s-90s
Hebrew · princess, noblewoman
Keep exploring
Nicknames for Sarah · Global crossover names · Jewish American baby names · Korean American baby names · Hebrew baby names · Climbers and fallers
The Sarah deep dive
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