Girls' name · since 1991
Saarah
Saarah has 251 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,566 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,708 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 251
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Saarah is the #9708 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 251 recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Saarah recorded 251 times among girls since 1991, holding rank #9708 nationally today, ahead of 44% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #17,566 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,708 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 251 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saarah ranks #17,566 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,708 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 251 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,566 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,708 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 251
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Saarah's 251 recorded births place it above 75.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Saarah compares
251 41st percentile among 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
Saarah's all-time total is 33% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saarah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 251 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saarah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Saarah splits its recorded history at 2006: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Saarah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Saarah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (102 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Saarah's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Saarah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
102 births
- 2010s
2010s
67 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 102 births (41% of all-time use).
Saarah by state
Where Saarah concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 251 births nationwide.
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What to do with Saarah's data
- Saarah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Saarahs (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saarah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Saarah 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.