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Worldwide Name Statistics

Sarah

Ranked #29 - 1 in 9,475 people
US

Most common in

United States

844k bearers

World total

844,346

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#29

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States844k
Worldwide
~844k
rank #29
Rarity
1 in 9,475
of people globally
Gender split
0/100
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~844k in US

About the name Sarah

There are an estimated 844,346 people named Sarah alive worldwide today. That ranks Sarah at #29 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Sarah is held by approximately 844,346 people, ranking #29 among first names. That works out to roughly 254 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 393 U.S. residents).

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

Sarah 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%

Sarah popularity by year

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

Show data table
  1. 1880: 1,288
  2. 1881: 1,226
  3. 1882: 1,410
  4. 1883: 1,366
  5. 1884: 1,524
  6. 1885: 1,431
  7. 1886: 1,575
  8. 1887: 1,436
  9. 1888: 1,755
  10. 1889: 1,735
  11. 1890: 1,791
  12. 1891: 1,669
  13. 1892: 1,804
  14. 1893: 1,638
  15. 1894: 1,711
  16. 1895: 1,785
  17. 1896: 1,696
  18. 1897: 1,722
  19. 1898: 1,805
  20. 1899: 1,598
  21. 1900: 2,059
  22. 1901: 1,519
  23. 1902: 1,715
  24. 1903: 1,558
  25. 1904: 1,601
  26. 1905: 1,767
  27. 1906: 1,697
  28. 1907: 1,799
  29. 1908: 1,814
  30. 1909: 1,856
  31. 1910: 2,179
  32. 1911: 2,210
  33. 1912: 2,935
  34. 1913: 3,188
  35. 1914: 3,692
  36. 1915: 4,430
  37. 1916: 4,817
  38. 1917: 4,777
  39. 1918: 4,983
  40. 1919: 5,033
  41. 1920: 5,045
  42. 1921: 5,043
  43. 1922: 5,001
  44. 1923: 4,982
  45. 1924: 5,073
  46. 1925: 4,709
  47. 1926: 4,437
  48. 1927: 4,589
  49. 1928: 4,278
  50. 1929: 3,837
  51. 1930: 3,948
  52. 1931: 3,658
  53. 1932: 3,621
  54. 1933: 3,651
  55. 1934: 3,629
  56. 1935: 3,634
  57. 1936: 3,535
  58. 1937: 3,613
  59. 1938: 3,771
  60. 1939: 3,689
  61. 1940: 3,893
  62. 1941: 4,001
  63. 1942: 4,120
  64. 1943: 4,007
  65. 1944: 3,865
  66. 1945: 3,602
  67. 1946: 3,924
  68. 1947: 4,240
  69. 1948: 4,169
  70. 1949: 4,306
  71. 1950: 4,154
  72. 1951: 4,037
  73. 1952: 4,054
  74. 1953: 4,097
  75. 1954: 4,052
  76. 1955: 3,995
  77. 1956: 3,887
  78. 1957: 4,000
  79. 1958: 3,926
  80. 1959: 3,884
  81. 1960: 4,218
  82. 1961: 4,219
  83. 1962: 4,563
  84. 1963: 4,585
  85. 1964: 4,600
  86. 1965: 4,079
  87. 1966: 4,048
  88. 1967: 4,154
  89. 1968: 4,503
  90. 1969: 5,093
  91. 1970: 5,630
  92. 1971: 5,859
  93. 1972: 6,134
  94. 1973: 7,247
  95. 1974: 9,819
  96. 1975: 11k
  97. 1976: 14k
  98. 1977: 18k
  99. 1978: 20k
  100. 1979: 21k
  101. 1980: 26k
  102. 1981: 28k
  103. 1982: 29k
  104. 1983: 27k
  105. 1984: 26k
  106. 1985: 25k
  107. 1986: 28k
  108. 1987: 28k
  109. 1988: 28k
  110. 1989: 28k
  111. 1990: 26k
  112. 1991: 25k
  113. 1992: 25k
  114. 1993: 24k
  115. 1994: 22k
  116. 1995: 21k
  117. 1996: 21k
  118. 1997: 21k
  119. 1998: 20k
  120. 1999: 19k
  121. 2000: 18k
  122. 2001: 16k
  123. 2002: 15k
  124. 2003: 14k
  125. 2004: 13k
  126. 2005: 12k
  127. 2006: 11k
  128. 2007: 10k
  129. 2008: 9,072
  130. 2009: 7,806
  131. 2010: 6,346
  132. 2011: 5,576
  133. 2012: 5,213
  134. 2013: 4,720
  135. 2014: 4,717
  136. 2015: 4,545
  137. 2016: 4,438
  138. 2017: 4,042
  139. 2018: 3,781
  140. 2019: 3,325
  141. 2020: 3,079
  142. 2021: 2,865
  143. 2022: 2,809
  144. 2023: 2,771
  145. 2024: 2,719
  146. 2025: 2,710

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Sarah worldwide?

There are an estimated 844,346 people named Sarah alive worldwide today, ranking #29 globally.

Is Sarah a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 9,475 people. In the United States there are roughly 844,346 bearers, which is 1 in 393 Americans.

Is Sarah a boy or girl name?

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

Where does the name Sarah come from?

Who are famous people named Sarah?

Data sources

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

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