Is Sahara a boy or girl name?
Sahara is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 126 girls and 0 boys were named Sahara, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 4,634 US babies named Sahara were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,640
- Babies named Sahara since 1964
- 4,634
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 248 babies
Boys and girls named Sahara, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 93 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 238 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 744 | 100% |
| 2000s | 5 | 1,545 | 99.7% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,346 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 658 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,640 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,685 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,597 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,582 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,500 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,525 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,716 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,694 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,951 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,738 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,836 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,688 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,536 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,310 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 172 | #1,361 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,403 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,255 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,058 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 248 | #1,035 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 199 | #1,162 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,880 |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,414 | 83 | #2,121 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,863 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,899 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,645 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,543 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,704 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,842 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,974 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,798 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,888 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,145 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,980 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,510 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,514 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,562 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,521 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,606 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,113 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,220 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,808 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,876 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,466 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,704 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,664 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,576 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,888 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,872 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,932 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,770 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,869 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,462 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,304 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,900 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,792 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,602 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sahara reached #12,414 in 2003. As a girl name, it reached #1,035 in 2006. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sahara
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.