US rank #3334 Girls' name Peak 1996 2,410 births

Sahar — #3334 US girls' name

2,410 babies named Sahar in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1191980s4391990s6322000s4952010s4782020s247
#3334
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Sahar was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

83 babies were named Sahar in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sahar

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,410 babies named Sahar between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sahar currently holds the #3334 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 83 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sahar performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 632 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sahar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 611 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Sahar in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sahar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,410 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sahar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,410

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

1996

83 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#3,334

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sahar popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
83
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
020406080100 202420172010200319961989198219751971 5

Sahar popularity over time — boys

29 total births recorded since 1989 (Sahar as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 29 births
4.555.566.5 20242009200820051989 5

Sahar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
632 births that decade — 26% of Sahar's all-time total
1970s1191980s4391990s6322000s4952010s4782020s247

Sahar by state

Where Sahar concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sahar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
611 25.4%
#2 New York
184 7.6%
#3 Texas
133 5.5%
#4 Virginia
64 2.7%
#5 Pennsylvania
37 1.5%
#6 Illinois
36 1.5%
#7 Florida
13 0.5%
#8 Michigan
11 0.5%
California share of Sahar's total US births 25.4%
Even split

611 of 2,410 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Sahar appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sahar?
2,410 babies have been named Sahar since 1971. It currently ranks #3334 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 83 births.
When was Sahar most popular?
Sahar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 632 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Sahar most popular?
The top states for the name Sahar are California (611 births), New York (184 births), Texas (133 births).
How long has the name Sahar been used?
Sahar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sahar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sahara, Sahana, Sahasra, Sahra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.