Girls' name · since 1973
Saara
Saara has 392 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,015 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 392
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saara currently ranks #8015 among girls' names in America, with 392 babies recorded since 1973.
Social Security Administration records show Saara recorded 392 times among girls since 1973, holding rank #8015 nationally today, ahead of 54% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #13,682 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,015 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 392 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saara ranks #13,682 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,015 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 392 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,682 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,015 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 392
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saara's 392 recorded births place it above 81.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Saara compares
392 Top 50% higher than 50% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Saara's all-time total is 4% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saara | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 392 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saara's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saara's full recorded timeline at 2006, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saara popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Saara by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (147 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Saara's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Saara births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 147 births (38% of all-time use).
Saara by state
Where Saara concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.3% |
5 of 392 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Saara's data
- Saara's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (147 total births) through the 2020s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Saaras (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Saara: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Saara draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.