How Many People Are Named Sara?
people named Sara are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 965 people in the US has this name
Based on 437,441 babies named Sara in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
11,391 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak form of SARAH.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Sara (99.7%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sara alive today is about 39 years old, and 60% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 28 and 48 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sara first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1981, to 11,391 babies. In 2025, 1,568 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sara never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #26, in 1981, and it was in the top 100 for 36 years, 1973 to 2008. In 2025 it ranked #198.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #198 |
| Best rank | #26 (1981) |
| Years in the top 100 | 36 (1973 to 2008) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #30 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sara alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sara were born in California than in any other state: about 37,140 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Sara was given 1.5 times as often in Georgia, 1.5 times in South Carolina and 1.4 times in Alabama.
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