Is Sarai a boy or girl name?
Sarai is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 699 girls and 0 boys were named Sarai, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 22,187 US babies named Sarai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #445
- Babies named Sarai since 1953
- 22,187
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 818 babies
Boys and girls named Sarai, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 115 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 362 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,199 | 100% |
| 1990s | 6 | 3,243 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,516 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,207 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,520 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 699 | #445 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 749 | #407 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 737 | #429 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 685 | #458 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 650 | #473 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 728 | #437 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 755 | #409 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 720 | #440 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 645 | #485 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 722 | #439 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 714 | #449 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 725 | #420 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 756 | #416 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 701 | #443 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 741 | #424 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 786 | #402 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 798 | #404 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 818 | #398 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 720 | #443 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 656 | #464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 623 | #473 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 642 | #464 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 528 | #518 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 480 | #549 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 465 | #560 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 446 | #565 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 391 | #617 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 377 | #603 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,829 | 387 | #589 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 345 | #631 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 285 | #734 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 286 | #737 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 253 | #799 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 253 | #810 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 220 | #881 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 181 | #965 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,091 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 166 | #963 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,133 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,089 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,213 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,399 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,382 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,525 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,458 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,566 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,082 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,825 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,051 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,602 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,425 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,446 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,811 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,909 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,182 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,590 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,853 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,446 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,515 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,915 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,358 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,836 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,383 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,609 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,101 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,826 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,377 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sarai reached #8,829 in 1996. As a girl name, it reached #398 in 2007. 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 Sarai
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.