Sara

Given to 437,441 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025

#198

recorded as girls

11 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

1,568

girls 1,568

Peak year

1981

11,359 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

437,441

since 1880

Born a Sara? 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

Sara was most popular in 1981, when 11,359 babies recorded as girls got the name (6.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,568 babies were named Sara, ranking #198 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	1,568	198	<5	—
2024	1,612	187	5	12349
2023	1,602	188	<5	—
2022	1,680	178	<5	—
2021	1,519	197	6	10799
2020	1,577	182	<5	—
2019	1,746	163	<5	—
2018	1,718	169	<5	—
2017	1,887	158	<5	—
2016	2,041	151	<5	—
2015	1,982	161	<5	—
2014	1,972	165	7	9642
2013	2,093	153	<5	—
2012	2,261	142	<5	—
2011	2,396	130	<5	—
2010	2,636	119	5	12231
2009	3,044	106	<5	—
2008	3,595	92	7	9871
2007	4,024	80	5	12367
2006	4,411	72	8	8732
2005	4,285	75	10	7096
2004	4,507	68	24	3735
2003	4,764	65	5	10894
2002	4,945	59	5	10667
2001	5,156	58	7	8339
2000	5,325	57	11	5920
1999	5,626	50	14	4762
1998	6,010	48	13	4873
1997	6,159	50	8	6618
1996	6,288	50	10	5535
1995	6,697	48	8	6407
1994	7,220	43	18	3596
1993	7,902	40	16	3819
1992	8,443	37	13	4327
1991	8,846	37	22	2915
1990	8,979	34	28	2432
1989	9,706	29	50	1590
1988	10,020	30	43	1645
1987	10,090	29	49	1467
1986	11,052	27	40	1617
1985	10,562	30	46	1452
1984	9,314	32	45	1422
1983	10,087	31	42	1470
1982	11,344	28	47	1382
1981	11,359	26	32	1766
1980	11,148	27	44	1432
1979	8,654	30	31	1788
1978	8,869	28	31	1718
1977	8,709	27	31	1707
1976	8,020	27	30	1711
1975	5,131	54	12	3078
1974	4,650	61	19	2199
1973	3,479	89	15	2513
1972	3,179	101	9	3344
1971	3,207	114	12	2813
1970	3,060	126	12	2739
1969	2,791	124	7	3595
1968	2,457	130	14	2200
1967	2,216	155	9	2760
1966	2,059	166	<5	—
1965	1,973	178	8	2982
1964	2,355	166	9	2854
1963	2,486	162	6	3646
1962	2,472	163	8	3041
1961	2,198	176	<5	—
1960	2,037	186	<5	—
1959	2,032	180	7	3290
1958	1,991	184	5	3944
1957	2,110	178	5	3993
1956	2,004	178	6	3535
1955	1,973	176	<5	—
1954	2,121	164	<5	—
1953	2,078	158	6	3425
1952	2,044	160	<5	—
1951	2,079	152	<5	—
1950	2,059	147	6	3329
1949	1,971	148	<5	—
1948	2,020	142	5	3668
1947	2,174	138	10	2498
1946	2,035	135	5	3525
1945	1,803	135	<5	—
1944	1,903	136	8	2633
1943	2,020	137	10	2405
1942	2,191	128	6	3212
1941	2,071	124	7	2872
1940	2,087	121	9	2478
1939	1,873	127	10	2288
1938	1,949	124	10	2326
1937	1,901	130	9	2479
1936	1,823	128	12	2062
1935	1,773	128	9	2529
1934	1,844	125	16	1783
1933	1,862	122	10	2368
1932	1,759	130	10	2465
1931	1,707	135	8	2864
1930	1,770	134	11	2444
1929	1,748	133	11	2452
1928	1,873	129	8	3076
1927	1,994	129	8	3151
1926	2,022	131	7	3385
1925	2,032	133	5	4197
1924	2,313	116	<5	—
1923	2,185	123	<5	—
1922	2,220	118	10	2801
1921	2,350	115	6	3869
1920	2,364	111	9	2967
1919	2,171	112	9	2877
1918	2,295	109	5	4179
1917	2,147	106	<5	—
1916	1,992	108	<5	—
1915	1,913	106	9	2621
1914	1,488	108	<5	—
1913	1,121	114	<5	—
1912	962	121	<5	—
1911	687	123	<5	—
1910	633	128	<5	—
1909	559	127	<5	—
1908	546	127	5	1373
1907	494	134	<5	—
1906	457	135	<5	—
1905	437	137	<5	—
1904	359	149	<5	—
1903	333	155	<5	—
1902	335	154	<5	—
1901	315	156	<5	—
1900	375	157	<5	—
1899	323	146	<5	—
1898	362	139	<5	—
1897	353	137	<5	—
1896	326	143	<5	—
1895	363	127	<5	—
1894	304	141	<5	—
1893	290	143	<5	—
1892	276	148	<5	—
1891	260	138	<5	—
1890	262	137	<5	—
1889	286	129	<5	—
1888	293	125	<5	—
1887	214	128	<5	—
1886	247	117	<5	—
1885	215	121	<5	—
1884	197	126	<5	—
1883	183	116	<5	—
1882	180	115	<5	—
1881	147	117	<5	—
1880	165	110	<5	—