US rank #7676 Girls' name Peak 2007 859 births

Sahra — #7676 US girls' name

859 babies named Sahra in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s331980s1341990s1712000s2632010s1802020s78
#7676
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 57% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Sahra was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

35 babies were named Sahra in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sahra

The Social Security Administration has registered 859 babies named Sahra between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sahra currently holds the #7676 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sahra performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 263 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sahra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 84 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Sahra in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sahra 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 859 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.

Sahra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

859

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2007

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,676

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sahra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
35
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
010203040 20242017201020031996198919821974 5

Sahra by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
263 births that decade — 31% of Sahra's all-time total
1970s331980s1341990s1712000s2632010s1802020s78

Sahra by state

Where Sahra concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Sahra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
84 9.8%
#2 California
39 4.5%
#3 New York
5 0.6%
#4 Texas
5 0.6%
#5 Washington
5 0.6%
Minnesota share of Sahra's total US births 9.8%
Even split

84 of 859 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sahra?
859 babies have been named Sahra since 1974. It currently ranks #7676 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 35 births.
When was Sahra most popular?
Sahra was most popular in the 2000s decade with 263 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Sahra most popular?
The top states for the name Sahra are Minnesota (84 births), California (39 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Sahra been used?
Sahra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sahra?
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.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.