Girls' name · since 1974
Sahra
Sahra has 874 recorded births since 1974 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,231 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 874
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
874 babies have been named Sahra since 1974, making it today's #7231 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sahra has been recorded 874 times among girls since 1974, currently ranked #7231 nationally and more common than 58% of girls, 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 1974 to 2025.
- #8,235 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,231 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 874 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sahra ranks #8,235 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,231 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 874 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,235 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,231 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 874
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sahra's 874 recorded births place it above 88.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Sahra compares
874 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Sahra's all-time total is 132% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sahra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 874 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sahra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sahra splits its recorded history at 2000: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sahra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Sahra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (263 births, 30% of the file).
2000s was Sahra's strongest decade.
263 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Sahra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s
1980s
134 births
- 1990s
1990s
171 births
- 2000s
2000s
263 births
- 2010s
2010s
180 births
- 2020s 93
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 263 births (30% of all-time use).
How Sahra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sahra's total volume
Sahra by state
Where Sahra concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 84 | 9.6% |
| #2 | California | | 39 | 4.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Washington | | 5 | 0.6% |
84 of 874 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Sahra's data
- Sahra's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (263 total births) through the 2020s (93) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Sahras (84 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Sahra
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sahra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Sahra 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.