Sargent vs Sara

Side-by-side comparison of Sargent and Sara — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Sargent

Boy name

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Name B

Sara

Girl name · Rank #187

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Metric Sargent Sara
Current Rank Unranked #187
Total Births (all years) 115 434,598
Peak Year 1920 1981
Peak Year Births 9 11,358
Peak Decade 1910ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1913 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sargent Sara
1880ss — 2,127
1890ss — 3,119
1900ss — 4,210
1910ss 31 15,409
1920ss 30 21,101
1930ss 10 18,261
1940ss 26 20,275
1950ss — 20,491
1960ss 6 23,045
1970ss 6 56,960
1980ss — 104,681
1990ss — 72,170
2000ss — 44,050
2010ss 6 20,723
2020ss — 7,976

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sargent Sara
2014 — 1,971
2015 — 1,981
2016 — 2,040
2017 — 1,886
2018 6 1,717
2019 — 1,746
2020 — 1,576
2021 — 1,517
2022 — 1,679
2023 — 1,599
2024 — 1,605

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1913–2018.

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