Girl name Hebrew origin Multiple tradition

Sarah

SEH-ruh · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Princess
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Multiple
Style era
timeless
Themes
biblical · royal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#95
2024 births2,697
Peak year1982
First appeared1880
Total US births1,095,724
1982 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
SallieSadieSasha
Alternate spellings
SaraSarai
In other languages
Sarah (English)Sara (Italian/Scandinavian/Spanish)Sarai (Hebrew)Sara (French)Zara (Arabic cognate)

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Sarah (Bible)
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