Is Sahar a boy or girl name?
Sahar is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 47 girls and 6 boys were named Sahar, so 88.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.8% of the 2,439 US babies named Sahar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #12,047
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,363
- Babies named Sahar since 1971
- 2,439
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 83 babies
Boys and girls named Sahar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 119 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 439 | 98.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 632 | 100% |
| 2000s | 18 | 495 | 96.5% |
| 2010s | 0 | 478 | 100% |
| 2020s | 6 | 247 | 97.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #12,047 | 47 | #3,363 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,463 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,782 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,328 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,486 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,214 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,282 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,130 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 57 | #2,962 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,082 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,476 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,212 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,688 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,543 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,736 |
| 2009 | 6 | #12,200 | 36 | #4,260 |
| 2008 | 6 | #12,281 | 44 | #3,697 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,711 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,551 |
| 2005 | 6 | #11,203 | 35 | #4,102 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,385 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,794 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,603 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,562 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,255 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,419 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,490 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,252 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,789 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,306 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,160 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,935 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,339 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,233 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,123 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,991 | 55 | #2,214 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,271 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,148 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,857 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,200 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,181 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,301 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,886 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,128 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,298 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,914 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,477 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,382 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,302 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,095 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,734 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,130 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,320 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sahar reached #8,991 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #1,789 in 1996. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sahar
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.