EveryBabyNames

Sarah

4 countries#90 in United States, 2025
US
#90
in United States, 2025
FR
#54
in France, 2022
SCOT
#149
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#106
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
1,295,703
Peak year (United States)
1982
Peak-year count
28,608
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Sarah was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

1,101,838 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #90 · peaked in 1982 with 28,608 births

Most common in: California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

172,440 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #54 · peaked in 2000 with 5,484 births

Most common in: Paris, Nord, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Rhône

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

17,895 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #149 · peaked in 1990 with 775 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

3,530 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #106 · peaked in 1997 with 240 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Sarah’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#15
2007#18↓3
2008#20↓2
2009#21↓1
2010#26↓5
2011#39↓13
2012#42↓3
2013#48↓6
2014#50↓2
2015#57↓7
2016#57
2017#62↓5
2018#66↓4
2019#81↓15
2020#86↓5
2021#91↓5
2022#95↓4
2023#91↑4
2024#93↓2
2025#90↑3

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