Girls' name · since 1941
Sarabeth
1,300 babies named Sarabeth in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,300
- born since 1941
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,300 babies have been named Sarabeth since 1941, making it today's #15147 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sarabeth recorded 1,300 times among girls since 1941, holding rank #15147 nationally today, ahead of 12% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.
- #6,281 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,147 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,300 born since 1941
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarabeth ranks #6,281 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,147 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,300 born since 1941, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,300
- born since 1941
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sarabeth's 1,300 recorded births place it above 91.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Sarabeth compares
1,300 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Sarabeth's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sarabeth | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,300 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sarabeth's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sarabeth's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1947, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 100, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sarabeth popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
Sarabeth by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (342 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Sarabeth's strongest decade.
342 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sarabeth births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 24
1940s
24 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 30
1960s
30 births
- 1970s 109
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
342 births
- 1990s
1990s
209 births
- 2000s
2000s
331 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 342 births (26% of all-time use).
How Sarabeth 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 Sarabeth's total volume
Sarabeth by state
Where Sarabeth concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 27 | 2.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #3 | California | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Tennessee | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 9 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.5% |
27 of 1,300 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Sarabeth appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sarabeth's data
- Sarabeth's decade-level peak was the 1980s (342 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sarabeths (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Sarabeth: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~84 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, 1941–2025 (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 Sarabeth 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.