Sarah is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #90 in 2025.
Sarah is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #90 for girl births in the United States (and #234 across all names), given to 2,710 babies — 2,722 including U.S. territories. Sarah first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1982 (28,483 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,710 | 2,722 | #90 | — |
| 2024 | 2,719 | 2,731 | #93 | — |
| 2023 | 2,771 | 2,783 | #91 | — |
| 2022 | 2,809 | 2,819 | #95 | — |
| 2021 | 2,865 | 2,882 | #91 | — |
| 2020 | 3,079 | 3,095 | #86 | #8,612 |
| 2019 | 3,325 | 3,345 | #81 | — |
| 2018 | 3,781 | 3,812 | #66 | — |
| 2017 | 4,042 | 4,079 | #62 | #11,973 |
| 2016 | 4,438 | 4,477 | #57 | #8,689 |
| 2015 | 4,545 | 4,567 | #57 | #7,938 |
| 2014 | 4,717 | 4,740 | #50 | — |
| 2013 | 4,720 | 4,741 | #48 | #13,715 |
| 2012 | 5,213 | 5,229 | #42 | #12,018 |
| 2011 | 5,576 | 5,603 | #39 | #13,984 |
| 2010 | 6,346 | 6,373 | #26 | #13,906 |
| 2009 | 7,806 | 7,833 | #21 | #7,157 |
| 2008 | 9,072 | 9,112 | #20 | #5,449 |
| 2007 | 10,027 | 10,054 | #18 | #6,546 |
| 2006 | 11,178 | 11,213 | #15 | #5,266 |
| 2005 | 11,573 | 11,607 | #15 | #4,792 |
| 2004 | 12,811 | 12,830 | #12 | #2,205 |
| 2003 | 13,811 | 13,851 | #11 | #3,507 |
| 2002 | 14,801 | 14,825 | #8 | #3,890 |
| 2001 | 15,951 | 15,978 | #6 | #3,823 |
| 2000 | 17,741 | 17,768 | #5 | #3,282 |
| 1999 | 19,132 | 19,165 | #4 | #5,268 |
| 1998 | 19,922 | 19,950 | #4 | #3,278 |
| 1997 | 20,733 | — | #4 | #4,023 |
| 1996 | 21,081 | — | #4 | #2,427 |
| 1995 | 21,429 | — | #5 | #2,340 |
| 1994 | 22,343 | — | #5 | #1,922 |
| 1993 | 24,303 | — | #3 | #1,847 |
| 1992 | 24,687 | — | #5 | #1,655 |
| 1991 | 25,270 | — | #6 | #2,046 |
| 1990 | 25,881 | — | #6 | #1,514 |
| 1989 | 27,943 | — | #5 | #823 |
| 1988 | 28,462 | — | #4 | #1,063 |
| 1987 | 28,004 | — | #5 | #895 |
| 1986 | 28,280 | — | #5 | #839 |
| 1985 | 24,980 | — | #5 | #904 |
| 1984 | 26,009 | — | #5 | #791 |
| 1983 | 27,346 | — | #5 | #808 |
| 1982 | 28,608 | — | #4 | #792 |
| 1981 | 28,284 | — | #4 | #844 |
| 1980 | 25,841 | — | #5 | #986 |
| 1979 | 21,099 | — | #6 | #973 |
| 1978 | 20,058 | — | #8 | #960 |
| 1977 | 18,160 | — | #11 | #1,091 |
| 1976 | 14,039 | — | #15 | #1,314 |
| 1975 | 11,216 | — | #17 | #1,275 |
| 1974 | 9,819 | — | #20 | #1,612 |
| 1973 | 7,247 | — | #35 | #1,502 |
| 1972 | 6,134 | — | #49 | #2,066 |
| 1971 | 5,859 | — | #58 | #2,451 |
| 1970 | 5,630 | — | #65 | #2,387 |
| 1969 | 5,093 | — | #72 | #2,293 |
| 1968 | 4,503 | — | #78 | #2,292 |
| 1967 | 4,154 | — | #83 | #2,124 |
| 1966 | 4,048 | — | #85 | #2,202 |
| 1965 | 4,079 | — | #92 | #1,979 |
| 1964 | 4,600 | — | #92 | #2,028 |
| 1963 | 4,585 | — | #94 | #2,283 |
| 1962 | 4,563 | — | #98 | #2,177 |
| 1961 | 4,219 | — | #113 | #2,222 |
| 1960 | 4,218 | — | #116 | #2,409 |
| 1959 | 3,884 | — | #119 | #2,184 |
| 1958 | 3,926 | — | #117 | #2,354 |
| 1957 | 4,000 | — | #116 | #2,360 |
| 1956 | 3,887 | — | #115 | #2,478 |
| 1955 | 3,995 | — | #108 | #2,035 |
| 1954 | 4,052 | — | #103 | #2,423 |
| 1953 | 4,097 | — | #93 | #2,515 |
| 1952 | 4,054 | — | #93 | #3,064 |
| 1951 | 4,037 | — | #91 | #2,823 |
| 1950 | 4,154 | — | #88 | #2,421 |
| 1949 | 4,306 | — | #84 | #2,434 |
| 1948 | 4,169 | — | #85 | #2,592 |
| 1947 | 4,240 | — | #93 | #1,907 |
| 1946 | 3,924 | — | #92 | #2,017 |
| 1945 | 3,602 | — | #76 | #2,375 |
| 1944 | 3,865 | — | #67 | #2,832 |
| 1943 | 4,007 | — | #71 | #1,823 |
| 1942 | 4,120 | — | #67 | #1,624 |
| 1941 | 4,001 | — | #60 | #1,630 |
| 1940 | 3,893 | — | #60 | #1,394 |
| 1939 | 3,689 | — | #68 | #1,625 |
| 1938 | 3,771 | — | #67 | #1,470 |
| 1937 | 3,613 | — | #65 | #1,368 |
| 1936 | 3,535 | — | #63 | #1,536 |
| 1935 | 3,634 | — | #61 | #1,644 |
| 1934 | 3,629 | — | #67 | #1,289 |
| 1933 | 3,651 | — | #58 | #1,225 |
| 1932 | 3,621 | — | #67 | #1,459 |
| 1931 | 3,658 | — | #71 | #1,531 |
| 1930 | 3,948 | — | #70 | #1,393 |
| 1929 | 3,837 | — | #68 | #1,666 |
| 1928 | 4,278 | — | #64 | #1,250 |
| 1927 | 4,589 | — | #61 | #1,265 |
| 1926 | 4,437 | — | #63 | #2,414 |
| 1925 | 4,709 | — | #58 | #1,573 |
| 1924 | 5,073 | — | #54 | #1,451 |
| 1923 | 4,982 | — | #54 | #1,863 |
| 1922 | 5,001 | — | #51 | #1,873 |
| 1921 | 5,043 | — | #54 | #1,889 |
| 1920 | 5,045 | — | #50 | #2,321 |
| 1919 | 5,033 | — | #46 | #2,637 |
| 1918 | 4,983 | — | #52 | #2,244 |
| 1917 | 4,777 | — | #52 | #2,538 |
| 1916 | 4,817 | — | #52 | #1,687 |
| 1915 | 4,430 | — | #51 | #1,951 |
| 1914 | 3,692 | — | #47 | #1,850 |
| 1913 | 3,188 | — | #43 | #1,923 |
| 1912 | 2,935 | — | #41 | #1,216 |
| 1911 | 2,210 | — | #42 | #1,275 |
| 1910 | 2,179 | — | #40 | #1,558 |
| 1909 | 1,856 | — | #49 | #948 |
| 1908 | 1,814 | — | #48 | — |
| 1907 | 1,799 | — | #48 | — |
| 1906 | 1,697 | — | #44 | — |
| 1905 | 1,767 | — | #41 | #1,397 |
| 1904 | 1,601 | — | #43 | #1,046 |
| 1903 | 1,558 | — | #41 | #1,282 |
| 1902 | 1,715 | — | #39 | #1,290 |
| 1901 | 1,519 | — | #40 | #1,192 |
| 1900 | 2,059 | — | #37 | #1,476 |
| 1899 | 1,598 | — | #38 | #653 |
| 1898 | 1,805 | — | #37 | #1,271 |
| 1897 | 1,722 | — | #34 | #779 |
| 1896 | 1,696 | — | #35 | #1,244 |
| 1895 | 1,785 | — | #33 | #860 |
| 1894 | 1,711 | — | #34 | #721 |
| 1893 | 1,638 | — | #33 | #1,015 |
| 1892 | 1,804 | — | #28 | #1,052 |
| 1891 | 1,669 | — | #24 | — |
| 1890 | 1,791 | — | #21 | #1,136 |
| 1889 | 1,735 | — | #20 | #1,093 |
| 1888 | 1,755 | — | #20 | — |
| 1887 | 1,436 | — | #20 | — |
| 1886 | 1,575 | — | #16 | #951 |
| 1885 | 1,431 | — | #18 | #824 |
| 1884 | 1,524 | — | #14 | #954 |
| 1883 | 1,366 | — | #12 | #790 |
| 1882 | 1,410 | — | #12 | — |
| 1881 | 1,226 | — | #12 | — |
| 1880 | 1,288 | — | #10 | — |