Sarai is an established variant of Sarah that peaked in 2007 and remains in steady use.
Sarai is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #425 for girl births in the United States (and #870 across all names), given to 733 babies — 743 including U.S. territories. Sarai was first reported in SSA data in 1953 and peaked in 2007 (818 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 733 | 743 | #425 | — |
| 2024 | 702 | 702 | #444 | — |
| 2023 | 749 | 755 | #408 | — |
| 2022 | 737 | 742 | #429 | — |
| 2021 | 685 | 692 | #458 | — |
| 2020 | 650 | 659 | #473 | — |
| 2019 | 728 | 734 | #437 | — |
| 2018 | 756 | 761 | #409 | — |
| 2017 | 720 | 720 | #440 | — |
| 2016 | 645 | 652 | #485 | — |
| 2015 | 722 | 731 | #439 | — |
| 2014 | 714 | 720 | #449 | — |
| 2013 | 725 | 737 | #420 | — |
| 2012 | 757 | 770 | #416 | — |
| 2011 | 701 | 706 | #443 | — |
| 2010 | 741 | 746 | #424 | — |
| 2009 | 786 | 793 | #403 | — |
| 2008 | 798 | 808 | #404 | — |
| 2007 | 818 | 828 | #398 | — |
| 2006 | 720 | 733 | #443 | — |
| 2005 | 656 | 669 | #464 | — |
| 2004 | 623 | 632 | #473 | — |
| 2003 | 642 | 648 | #464 | — |
| 2002 | 528 | 551 | #518 | — |
| 2001 | 480 | 502 | #549 | — |
| 2000 | 465 | 474 | #560 | — |
| 1999 | 446 | 463 | #565 | — |
| 1998 | 391 | 401 | #617 | — |
| 1997 | 377 | — | #603 | — |
| 1996 | 393 | — | #589 | #8,830 |
| 1995 | 345 | — | #631 | — |
| 1994 | 285 | — | #734 | — |
| 1993 | 286 | — | #737 | — |
| 1992 | 253 | — | #799 | — |
| 1991 | 253 | — | #810 | — |
| 1990 | 220 | — | #881 | — |
| 1989 | 181 | — | #965 | — |
| 1988 | 145 | — | #1,091 | — |
| 1987 | 166 | — | #963 | — |
| 1986 | 128 | — | #1,134 | — |
| 1985 | 134 | — | #1,089 | — |
| 1984 | 108 | — | #1,214 | — |
| 1983 | 85 | — | #1,399 | — |
| 1982 | 89 | — | #1,382 | — |
| 1981 | 79 | — | #1,525 | — |
| 1980 | 84 | — | #1,458 | — |
| 1979 | 74 | — | #1,566 | — |
| 1978 | 46 | — | #2,082 | — |
| 1977 | 56 | — | #1,825 | — |
| 1976 | 43 | — | #2,051 | — |
| 1975 | 30 | — | #2,602 | — |
| 1974 | 32 | — | #2,425 | — |
| 1973 | 19 | — | #3,445 | — |
| 1972 | 25 | — | #2,811 | — |
| 1971 | 16 | — | #3,910 | — |
| 1970 | 21 | — | #3,182 | — |
| 1969 | 16 | — | #3,589 | — |
| 1968 | 21 | — | #2,853 | — |
| 1967 | 15 | — | #3,446 | — |
| 1966 | 14 | — | #3,515 | — |
| 1965 | 12 | — | #3,915 | — |
| 1964 | 16 | — | #3,358 | — |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #4,836 | — |
| 1962 | 5 | — | #7,383 | — |
| 1960 | 7 | — | #5,609 | — |
| 1959 | 6 | — | #6,102 | — |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #4,827 | — |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #6,377 | — |