Sarah: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced SAIR-uh · 2 syllables

Sarah means “princess”, from Hebrew.

From Biblical Hebrew (sara, “lady, princess”), from the Biblical figure originally named Sarai ((saray, literally “masters, princes”)).

How popular is Sarah?

Sarah was the #90 name in the US in 2025, given to 2,710 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 44% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1980.

Babies named Sarah in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1980).

Half of US adults named Sarah are older than 39; most are between 21 and 71. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Sarah have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Sarah means “princess”. It comes from Hebrew.

Sarah is pronounced SAIR-uh.

Sarah was the #90 name in the US in 2025, given to 2,710 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 44% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1980.

Half of US adults named Sarah are older than 39. Most are between 21 and 71.