Sahara is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 2006 and has grown less common since.
Sahara is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,978 for girl births in the United States (and #3,598 across all names), given to 98 babies. Sahara first appears in 1964 and peaked in 2006 (248 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98 | 98 | #1,978 | — |
| 2024 | 126 | 126 | #1,645 | — |
| 2023 | 123 | 123 | #1,688 | — |
| 2022 | 133 | 133 | #1,598 | — |
| 2021 | 133 | 133 | #1,582 | — |
| 2020 | 143 | 143 | #1,500 | — |
| 2019 | 142 | 142 | #1,525 | — |
| 2018 | 121 | 121 | #1,716 | — |
| 2017 | 127 | 127 | #1,694 | — |
| 2016 | 103 | 103 | #1,952 | — |
| 2015 | 121 | 121 | #1,738 | — |
| 2014 | 111 | 111 | #1,836 | — |
| 2013 | 126 | 126 | #1,683 | — |
| 2012 | 144 | 144 | #1,537 | — |
| 2011 | 180 | 180 | #1,310 | — |
| 2010 | 172 | 172 | #1,361 | — |
| 2009 | 169 | 169 | #1,403 | — |
| 2008 | 201 | 201 | #1,255 | — |
| 2007 | 248 | 248 | #1,058 | — |
| 2006 | 248 | 253 | #1,035 | — |
| 2005 | 200 | 200 | #1,160 | — |
| 2004 | 101 | 101 | #1,880 | — |
| 2003 | 88 | 88 | #2,121 | #12,414 |
| 2002 | 96 | 96 | #1,863 | — |
| 2001 | 92 | 92 | #1,899 | — |
| 2000 | 108 | 108 | #1,645 | — |
| 1999 | 110 | 110 | #1,543 | — |
| 1998 | 94 | 94 | #1,704 | — |
| 1997 | 81 | — | #1,842 | — |
| 1996 | 72 | — | #1,974 | — |
| 1995 | 80 | — | #1,799 | — |
| 1994 | 76 | — | #1,888 | — |
| 1993 | 63 | — | #2,145 | — |
| 1992 | 70 | — | #1,979 | — |
| 1991 | 50 | — | #2,510 | — |
| 1990 | 48 | — | #2,514 | — |
| 1989 | 45 | — | #2,562 | — |
| 1988 | 43 | — | #2,521 | — |
| 1987 | 39 | — | #2,606 | — |
| 1986 | 30 | — | #3,114 | — |
| 1985 | 28 | — | #3,221 | — |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #5,808 | — |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,876 | — |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #5,466 | — |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #6,704 | — |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #6,665 | — |
| 1979 | 16 | — | #4,576 | — |
| 1978 | 19 | — | #3,887 | — |
| 1977 | 14 | — | #4,872 | — |
| 1976 | 7 | — | #7,931 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | — | #7,770 | — |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #9,867 | — |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,463 | — |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #9,305 | — |
| 1971 | 9 | — | #5,899 | — |
| 1970 | 6 | — | #7,791 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #7,600 | — |