Sara Name Popularity

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How popular is Sara?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Sara, ranked the 173rd Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Sara has been a top 250 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #26 in 1981 with 11,357 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Sara was 147 in 1881.

Approximately during the years 1883-1886, 1892-1895, 1902-1918, 1959-1962, and 1968-1980, the name Sara took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1926-1929, 1991-1996, 1997-2000, 2005-2013, and 2015-2017 were years of successive downward movement.

Sara's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Sara lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sara?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Sara is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Sara (Girl)		Sara (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,692	173	< 5	--
2017		1,882	157	< 5	--
2016		2,036	152	< 5	--
2015		1,974	162	< 5	--
2014		1,967	168	7	10,510
2013		2,086	153	< 5	--
2012		2,255	142	< 5	--
2011		2,391	130	< 5	--
2010		2,632	120	5	13,899
2009		3,042	106	< 5	--
2008		3,590	92	7	10,815
2007		4,021	80	5	14,030
2006		4,405	72	8	9,407
2005		4,280	75	10	7,545
2004		4,505	68	24	3,834
2003		4,759	65	5	12,425
2002		4,939	59	5	12,165
2001		5,153	58	7	9,050
2000		5,318	57	11	6,229
1999		5,624	50	14	4,983
1998		6,007	48	13	5,112
1997		6,158	50	8	7,156
1996		6,288	50	10	5,894
1995		6,694	48	8	6,867
1994		7,218	43	18	3,722
1993		7,901	40	16	3,981
1992		8,442	37	13	4,531
1991		8,844	37	22	2,970
1990		8,976	34	28	2,478
1989		9,707	29	50	1,611
1988		10,012	30	43	1,665
1987		10,090	29	49	1,479
1986		11,051	27	40	1,638
1985		10,556	30	46	1,477
1984		9,312	32	45	1,439
1983		10,087	31	42	1,487
1982		11,343	28	47	1,392
1981		11,357	26	32	1,804
1980		11,148	27	44	1,445
1979		8,655	30	31	1,827
1978		8,868	28	31	1,750
1977		8,710	27	31	1,735
1976		8,023	27	30	1,741
1975		5,131	54	12	3,205
1974		4,650	61	19	2,259
1973		3,479	89	15	2,583
1972		3,182	101	9	3,555
1971		3,207	114	12	2,946
1970		3,060	126	12	2,862
1969		2,793	124	7	3,878
1968		2,455	131	14	2,291
1967		2,216	155	9	2,951
1966		2,057	167	< 5	--
1965		1,974	178	8	3,204
1964		2,354	166	9	3,013
1963		2,485	162	6	3,981
1962		2,470	163	8	3,266
1961		2,200	176	< 5	--
1960		2,039	186	< 5	--
1959		2,031	180	7	3,546
1958		1,992	184	5	4,416
1957		2,108	178	5	4,465
1956		2,004	178	6	3,870
1955		1,972	176	< 5	--
1954		2,123	164	< 5	--
1953		2,078	158	6	3,742
1952		2,045	160	< 5	--
1951		2,078	152	< 5	--
1950		2,059	147	6	3,632
1949		1,971	148	< 5	--
1948		2,020	142	5	4,108
1947		2,174	138	10	2,650
1946		2,034	135	5	3,946
1945		1,803	135	< 5	--
1944		1,903	136	8	2,830
1943		2,020	137	10	2,535
1942		2,190	128	6	3,513
1941		2,071	124	7	3,099
1940		2,086	122	9	2,648
1939		1,873	127	10	2,420
1938		1,949	124	10	2,460
1937		1,901	130	9	2,645
1936		1,823	129	12	2,158
1935		1,774	128	9	2,687
1934		1,842	125	16	1,847
1933		1,863	122	10	2,518
1932		1,759	130	10	2,612
1931		1,707	135	8	3,058
1930		1,770	134	11	2,581
1929		1,748	133	11	2,573
1928		1,872	129	8	3,317
1927		1,994	129	8	3,407
1926		2,022	131	7	3,655
1925		2,032	133	5	4,774
1924		2,313	116	< 5	--
1923		2,185	123	< 5	--
1922		2,220	118	10	2,972
1921		2,350	115	6	4,256
1920		2,364	111	9	3,171
1919		2,171	112	9	3,085
1918		2,295	109	5	4,706
1917		2,147	107	< 5	--
1916		1,992	109	< 5	--
1915		1,913	106	9	2,793
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	1,560
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	130	< 5	--
1888		293	125	< 5	--
1887		214	129	< 5	--
1886		247	117	< 5	--
1885		215	121	< 5	--
1884		197	127	< 5	--
1883		183	118	< 5	--
1882		180	115	< 5	--
1881		147	117	< 5	--
1880		165	110	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.