Baby name meaning

Sara

Princess · Hebrew origin

What does Sara mean?

Sara is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning “Princess”.

How popular is Sara?

In England & Wales, Sara ranked #97 among girls' names in 2024, with 476 babies given the name, close to its #96 of 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2017, when it reached #82.

In the United States, Sara was the #183 girls' name in the 2020 data, after peaking at #27 in 1980.

Sara — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Sara over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #147US 1960: #186US 1970: #126US 1980: #27US 1990: #34US 2000: #57US 2010: #119US 2020: #183England & Wales 2024: #97United StatesEngland & Wales
Sara’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Sara in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#114404
2000#127368
2005#120442
2010#103576
2015#87612
2017#82653
2020#102496
2024#97476

Who are famous people named Sara?

What names go well with Sara?

Hannah David Jacob Daniel

More on Sara

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