Girls' name · since 1996

Saharra

140 babies named Saharra in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#23,513 of 72,339
all-time among girls
140
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade

Saharra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 140 have been recorded since 1996.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saharra has been recorded 140 times among girls since 1996, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2024.

  • #23,513 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 140 born since 1996
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saharra ranks #23,513 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 140 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.

#23,513 of 72,339
all-time among girls
140
born since 1996
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Saharra's 140 recorded births place it above 67.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Saharra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Saharra's full recorded timeline at 2008, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Saharra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2007)
17
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
05101520 199619982004200620082010201220212024 5

Saharra by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (60 births, 43% of the file).

2000s was Saharra's strongest decade.

60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.

Saharra births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 60 births (43% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saharra?
Since 1996, Social Security records show 140 babies named Saharra. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #23,513 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2024. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 17 births.
Where does Saharra sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saharra ranks #23,513 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Saharra most popular?
Saharra was most popular in the 2000s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Saharra been used?
The SSA has tracked Saharra since 1996 -- 29 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Saharra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sahara, Sahana, Sahar, Sahasra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Saharra's data

  • Saharra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (60 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Saharra

Nearby Names Like Saharra

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Saharra

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Saharra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1996–2024 (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 Saharra 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.