Sahara
Rank in 2025
#1962
recorded as girls
Down 325 since 2024
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
98
girls 98
Peak year
2006
248 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
4,734
since 1964
Born a Sahara? See how many share your birth year.
Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Sahara was most popular in 2006, when 248 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.13 per 1,000). In 2025, 98 babies were named Sahara, ranking #1962 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98 | 1962 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 126 | 1637 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 123 | 1681 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 133 | 1590 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 133 | 1577 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 143 | 1494 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 142 | 1523 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 121 | 1710 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 127 | 1686 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 103 | 1942 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 121 | 1731 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 111 | 1830 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 126 | 1675 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 144 | 1530 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 180 | 1307 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 172 | 1357 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 169 | 1398 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 201 | 1250 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 248 | 1057 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 248 | 1033 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 200 | 1158 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 101 | 1871 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 83 | 2106 | 5 | 10894 |
| 2002 | 96 | 1853 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 92 | 1887 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 108 | 1632 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 110 | 1539 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 94 | 1690 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 81 | 1828 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 72 | 1964 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 80 | 1787 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 76 | 1862 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 63 | 2127 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 70 | 1965 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 50 | 2484 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 48 | 2492 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 45 | 2527 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 43 | 2489 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 39 | 2572 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 30 | 3054 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 28 | 3170 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 12 | 5539 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 8 | 7312 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 13 | 5209 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 10 | 6323 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 10 | 6319 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 16 | 4420 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 19 | 3777 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 14 | 4652 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 7 | 7296 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 7 | 7173 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 5 | 8775 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 5 | 8423 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 5 | 8292 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 9 | 5543 | <5 | — |
| 1970 | 6 | 7070 | <5 | — |
| 1969 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1968 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1967 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1966 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1965 | <5 | — | <5 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | 6767 | <5 | — |
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Where Sahara is most popular
- Florida2.5×
- Pennsylvania2.5×
- Georgia2.3×
- New York1.8×
- California1.6×
Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 100% · boys <1% across all years