Trend of the Popularity of Sarah as a Female Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 2,697 female babies that were named Sarah in the US, which was 0.17% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Sarah peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1982 with a count of 28,488 babies, which was 1.68% of the total female babies born in the US in 1982.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in the US that were named Sarah, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in the US that were named Sarah.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Sarah in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Sarah in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in the US who were named Sarah from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Sarah as a Female Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	25759	1.55
1981	28174	1.69
1982	28488	1.68
1983	27230	1.63
1984	25889	1.54
1985	24878	1.45
1986	28164	1.64
1987	27895	1.60
1988	28374	1.59
1989	27796	1.51
1990	25825	1.36
1991	25231	1.35
1992	24636	1.34
1993	24256	1.34
1994	22298	1.25
1995	21394	1.22
1996	21044	1.20
1997	20716	1.19
1998	19896	1.13
1999	19117	1.08
2000	17715	0.98
2001	15927	0.89
2002	14778	0.82
2003	13785	0.75
2004	12754	0.70
2005	11552	0.63
2006	11159	0.59
2007	10010	0.52
2008	9053	0.48
2009	7791	0.42
2010	6341	0.36
2011	5569	0.32
2012	5205	0.30
2013	4715	0.27
2014	4714	0.26
2015	4534	0.25
2016	4426	0.25
2017	4033	0.23
2018	3778	0.22
2019	3322	0.20
2020	3069	0.19
2021	2862	0.18
2022	2805	0.17
2023	2767	0.17
2024	2697	0.17