Is Sara a boy or girl name?
Sara is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,605 girls and 5 boys were named Sara, so 99.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 435,846 US babies named Sara were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #13,839
- Girl rank, 2024
- #188
- Babies named Sara since 1880
- 435,846
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 11,392 babies
Boys and girls named Sara, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 2,127 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 3,119 | 100% |
| 1900s | 5 | 4,210 | 99.9% |
| 1910s | 23 | 15,409 | 99.9% |
| 1920s | 64 | 21,101 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 105 | 18,261 | 99.4% |
| 1940s | 60 | 20,275 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 35 | 20,491 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 61 | 23,045 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 202 | 56,960 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 438 | 104,681 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 150 | 72,170 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 82 | 44,050 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 12 | 20,723 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 11 | 7,976 | 99.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #13,839 | 1,605 | #188 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,599 | #188 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,679 | #178 |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,882 | 1,517 | #197 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,576 | #183 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,746 | #162 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,717 | #169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,886 | #158 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 2,040 | #151 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,981 | #161 |
| 2014 | 7 | #10,528 | 1,971 | #167 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 2,092 | #153 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 2,260 | #142 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 2,394 | #130 |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,904 | 2,636 | #119 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 3,043 | #106 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,825 | 3,595 | #92 |
| 2007 | 5 | #14,032 | 4,024 | #80 |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,415 | 4,409 | #72 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,550 | 4,283 | #75 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,837 | 4,507 | #68 |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,431 | 4,764 | #65 |
| 2002 | 5 | #12,172 | 4,944 | #59 |
| 2001 | 7 | #9,057 | 5,156 | #58 |
| 2000 | 11 | #6,233 | 5,325 | #57 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,984 | 5,626 | #50 |
| 1998 | 13 | #5,116 | 6,010 | #48 |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,159 | 6,159 | #50 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,896 | 6,288 | #50 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,869 | 6,697 | #48 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,723 | 7,219 | #43 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,982 | 7,902 | #40 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,531 | 8,444 | #37 |
| 1991 | 22 | #2,971 | 8,846 | #37 |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,478 | 8,979 | #34 |
| 1989 | 50 | #1,611 | 9,706 | #29 |
| 1988 | 43 | #1,665 | 10,018 | #30 |
| 1987 | 49 | #1,479 | 10,090 | #29 |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,641 | 11,052 | #27 |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,478 | 10,562 | #30 |
| 1984 | 45 | #1,441 | 9,315 | #32 |
| 1983 | 42 | #1,490 | 10,086 | #31 |
| 1982 | 47 | #1,393 | 11,345 | #28 |
| 1981 | 32 | #1,803 | 11,358 | #26 |
| 1980 | 44 | #1,445 | 11,149 | #27 |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,828 | 8,654 | #30 |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,750 | 8,869 | #28 |
| 1977 | 31 | #1,737 | 8,709 | #27 |
| 1976 | 30 | #1,742 | 8,020 | #27 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,205 | 5,131 | #54 |
| 1974 | 19 | #2,258 | 4,651 | #61 |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,586 | 3,479 | #89 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,562 | 3,181 | #101 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,946 | 3,206 | #114 |
| 1970 | 12 | #2,860 | 3,060 | #126 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,879 | 2,792 | #124 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,292 | 2,456 | #130 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,954 | 2,216 | #155 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 2,059 | #167 |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,205 | 1,973 | #178 |
| 1964 | 9 | #3,014 | 2,356 | #166 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,983 | 2,486 | #162 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,267 | 2,471 | #163 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 2,198 | #177 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 2,038 | #186 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,555 | 2,032 | #180 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,416 | 1,991 | #184 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,469 | 2,110 | #178 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,873 | 2,004 | #178 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,973 | #177 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 2,121 | #164 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,743 | 2,078 | #158 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 2,044 | #161 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 2,079 | #152 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,631 | 2,059 | #147 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 1,971 | #148 |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,107 | 2,020 | #142 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,649 | 2,174 | #138 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,945 | 2,035 | #135 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 1,803 | #135 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,831 | 1,903 | #136 |
| 1943 | 10 | #2,537 | 2,020 | #137 |
| 1942 | 6 | #3,513 | 2,191 | #128 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,098 | 2,071 | #124 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,649 | 2,087 | #122 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,421 | 1,873 | #127 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,460 | 1,949 | #124 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,648 | 1,901 | #130 |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,158 | 1,823 | #129 |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,687 | 1,773 | #128 |
| 1934 | 16 | #1,845 | 1,844 | #125 |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,516 | 1,862 | #123 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,613 | 1,759 | #130 |
| 1931 | 8 | #3,059 | 1,707 | #135 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,579 | 1,770 | #134 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,572 | 1,748 | #133 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,316 | 1,873 | #129 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,406 | 1,994 | #129 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,655 | 2,022 | #131 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,774 | 2,032 | #133 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 2,313 | #116 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 2,185 | #123 |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,973 | 2,220 | #118 |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,256 | 2,350 | #115 |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,171 | 2,364 | #111 |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,085 | 2,171 | #112 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,706 | 2,295 | #109 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 2,147 | #107 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 1,992 | #109 |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,793 | 1,913 | #106 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 1,488 | #108 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 1,121 | #114 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 962 | #121 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 687 | #123 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 633 | #128 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 559 | #127 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,560 | 546 | #127 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 494 | #134 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 457 | #135 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 437 | #137 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 359 | #149 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 333 | #155 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 335 | #154 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 315 | #156 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 375 | #157 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 323 | #146 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 362 | #139 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 353 | #137 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 326 | #143 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 363 | #127 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 304 | #141 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 290 | #143 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 276 | #148 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 260 | #138 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 262 | #137 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 286 | #130 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 293 | #125 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 214 | #129 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 247 | #117 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 215 | #121 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 197 | #127 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 183 | #118 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 180 | #115 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 147 | #117 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 165 | #110 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sara reached #1,393 in 1982. As a girl name, it reached #26 in 1981. 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 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sara
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.