Sarah
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Sarah is a Hebrew name meaning “princess,” with nicknames such as Sally and Sadie. In Genesis, the beautiful Sarai was renamed Sarah and, late in life, bore Isaac to Abraham, earning the title “mother of nations.” Once mostly a Jewish name, Sarah has been a trend-proof American favorite for all families, a true timeless classic. Inspiring Sarahs include Sarah Breedlove (Madam C. J. Walker), America’s first Black female millionaire, and Sarah Connor, the resistance leader of The Terminator.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, Classic Biblical Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Badass Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Sarah in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Sarah against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Sarah is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Sarah in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,710 girls were named Sarah, making it the #90 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 1,098,498 girls have been named Sarah, with the most (28,483) in 1982. It is most common, relative to births, in Wyoming, Vermont and New York.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Sarah in other languages
- Sara Catalan, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Polish, Slovenian, Spanish
- Saara Estonian, Finnish
- Sára Czech, Hungarian
- Salla Finnish
- Zara Dutch
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Sarah
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Sarah, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Sarah | 2010 | South Pacific | 65 km/h |
| Cyclone Sarah (Category 3) | 1994 | South Pacific | 185 km/h |
| Typhoon Sarah (Category 4) | 1989 | Western Pacific | 232 km/h |
| Tropical storm Sarah | 1986 | Western Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Cyclone Sarah (Category 2) | 1983 | South Pacific | 167 km/h |
| Tropical storm Sarah | 1983 | Western Pacific | 65 km/h |
| Typhoon Sarah (Category 3) | 1979 | Western Pacific | 204 km/h |
| Typhoon Sarah (Category 1) | 1977 | Western Pacific | 139 km/h |
| Tropical storm Sarah | 1973 | Western Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Tropical storm Sarah | 1971 | Western Pacific | – |
…and 7 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Sarah
There are 153 towns and villages with Sarah in their name, in 21 countries.
🇾🇪 Yemen 85🇺🇸 United States 10🇪🇬 Egypt 9🇮🇳 India 7🇮🇶 Iraq 7🇮🇩 Indonesia 6🇵🇰 Pakistan 6🇦🇫 Afghanistan 5
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Sarah Ann | West Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | 345 | Map |
| Aş Şarah | Ḩajjah, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 32 | Map |
| Gharrā’ Şārah | Al Jawf, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 6 | Map |
| As Sārah | Şa‘dah, 🇾🇪 Yemen | 3 | Map |
| Abū Sārah | Al-Hasakah, 🇸🇾 Syria | – | Map |
| As Sarāh | Ad Dakhiliyah, 🇴🇲 Oman | – | Map |
| As Sarāh | Aḑ Ḑāli‘, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| As Sārah | Dhamār, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| As Sārah | Ibb Governorate, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
| As Sārah | Dhamār, 🇾🇪 Yemen | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Sarah
There are 20 lakes and reservoirs with Sarah in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 11🇨🇦 Canada 7🇦🇺 Australia 1🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
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| Lake Sarah | Northern Territory, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Lake Sarah | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | Map |
| Lake Sarah | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Sarah | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Sarah | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Sarah | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Sarah | Oregon, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Sarah Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Sarah Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Sarah Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Sarah songs
28 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Sarah in their title. The best known:
- From Sarah with Love – Sarah Connor (2001)
- Sorry, Little Sarah – Dieter Bohlen (1987)
- Oh! Ma jolie Sarah – Johnny Hallyday
- Sarah – Mauro Scocco
- Sarah – Thin Lizzy (1979)
- Sarah Was Ninety Years Old – Arvo Pärt (1977)
- When Sarah Smiles – Blue System (1990)
- Abraham and Sarah (song) (1935)
- Giveret Sarah HaShkhena – Mashina (1993)
- SARAH – Sarah Hamamoto (1999)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Sarah
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Sarah.
Sarah Bolger
Sarah Brady
Sarah Britten
Sarah Chalke
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Fictional characters named Sarah
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Sarah as a pet name
FurryName has found 214 dogs named Sarah in public pet registers, making it the #803 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Playford (8), Burnside (2), Adelaide (1). Sarah as a dog name →
FurryName has found 15 cats named Sarah in public pet registers, making it the #600 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (11), Tacoma (1), Laval (1). Sarah as a cat name →
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