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Worldwide Name Statistics

Sara

Ranked #139 - 1 in 23,951 people
US

Most common in

United States

334k bearers

World total

334,011

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#139

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States334k
Worldwide
~334k
rank #139
Rarity
1 in 23,951
of people globally
Gender split
0/100
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~334k in US

About the name Sara

There are an estimated 334,011 people named Sara alive worldwide today. That ranks Sara at #139 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Sara is held by approximately 334,011 people, ranking #139 among first names. That works out to roughly 101 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 994 U.S. residents).

Historically Sara is used overwhelmingly as a female name (99.7% female).

Sara appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.3%Female 99.7%

Sara popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Sara, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

Show data table
  1. 1880: 165
  2. 1881: 147
  3. 1882: 180
  4. 1883: 183
  5. 1884: 197
  6. 1885: 215
  7. 1886: 247
  8. 1887: 214
  9. 1888: 293
  10. 1889: 286
  11. 1890: 262
  12. 1891: 260
  13. 1892: 276
  14. 1893: 290
  15. 1894: 304
  16. 1895: 363
  17. 1896: 326
  18. 1897: 353
  19. 1898: 362
  20. 1899: 323
  21. 1900: 375
  22. 1901: 315
  23. 1902: 335
  24. 1903: 333
  25. 1904: 359
  26. 1905: 437
  27. 1906: 457
  28. 1907: 494
  29. 1908: 551
  30. 1909: 559
  31. 1910: 633
  32. 1911: 687
  33. 1912: 962
  34. 1913: 1,121
  35. 1914: 1,488
  36. 1915: 1,922
  37. 1916: 1,992
  38. 1917: 2,147
  39. 1918: 2,300
  40. 1919: 2,180
  41. 1920: 2,373
  42. 1921: 2,356
  43. 1922: 2,230
  44. 1923: 2,185
  45. 1924: 2,313
  46. 1925: 2,037
  47. 1926: 2,029
  48. 1927: 2,002
  49. 1928: 1,881
  50. 1929: 1,759
  51. 1930: 1,781
  52. 1931: 1,715
  53. 1932: 1,769
  54. 1933: 1,872
  55. 1934: 1,860
  56. 1935: 1,782
  57. 1936: 1,835
  58. 1937: 1,910
  59. 1938: 1,959
  60. 1939: 1,883
  61. 1940: 2,096
  62. 1941: 2,078
  63. 1942: 2,197
  64. 1943: 2,030
  65. 1944: 1,911
  66. 1945: 1,803
  67. 1946: 2,040
  68. 1947: 2,184
  69. 1948: 2,025
  70. 1949: 1,971
  71. 1950: 2,065
  72. 1951: 2,079
  73. 1952: 2,044
  74. 1953: 2,084
  75. 1954: 2,121
  76. 1955: 1,973
  77. 1956: 2,010
  78. 1957: 2,115
  79. 1958: 1,996
  80. 1959: 2,039
  81. 1960: 2,037
  82. 1961: 2,198
  83. 1962: 2,480
  84. 1963: 2,492
  85. 1964: 2,364
  86. 1965: 1,981
  87. 1966: 2,059
  88. 1967: 2,225
  89. 1968: 2,471
  90. 1969: 2,798
  91. 1970: 3,072
  92. 1971: 3,219
  93. 1972: 3,188
  94. 1973: 3,494
  95. 1974: 4,669
  96. 1975: 5,143
  97. 1976: 8,050
  98. 1977: 8,740
  99. 1978: 8,900
  100. 1979: 8,685
  101. 1980: 11k
  102. 1981: 11k
  103. 1982: 11k
  104. 1983: 10k
  105. 1984: 9,359
  106. 1985: 11k
  107. 1986: 11k
  108. 1987: 10k
  109. 1988: 10k
  110. 1989: 9,756
  111. 1990: 9,007
  112. 1991: 8,868
  113. 1992: 8,456
  114. 1993: 7,918
  115. 1994: 7,238
  116. 1995: 6,705
  117. 1996: 6,298
  118. 1997: 6,167
  119. 1998: 6,023
  120. 1999: 5,640
  121. 2000: 5,336
  122. 2001: 5,163
  123. 2002: 4,950
  124. 2003: 4,769
  125. 2004: 4,531
  126. 2005: 4,295
  127. 2006: 4,419
  128. 2007: 4,029
  129. 2008: 3,602
  130. 2009: 3,044
  131. 2010: 2,641
  132. 2011: 2,396
  133. 2012: 2,261
  134. 2013: 2,093
  135. 2014: 1,979
  136. 2015: 1,982
  137. 2016: 2,041
  138. 2017: 1,887
  139. 2018: 1,718
  140. 2019: 1,746
  141. 2020: 1,577
  142. 2021: 1,525
  143. 2022: 1,680
  144. 2023: 1,602
  145. 2024: 1,617
  146. 2025: 1,568

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Sara worldwide?

There are an estimated 334,011 people named Sara alive worldwide today, ranking #139 globally.

Is Sara a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 23,951 people. In the United States there are roughly 334,011 bearers, which is 1 in 994 Americans.

Is Sara a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Sara is used 0.3% male and 99.7% female.

Where does the name Sara come from?

Who are famous people named Sara?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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