Girls' name · since 1941

Sarahann

781 babies named Sarahann in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#8,890 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,063 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
781
born since 1941
1990s
peak decade

Sarahann currently ranks #11063 among girls' names in America, with 781 babies recorded since 1941.

Social Security Administration records show Sarahann recorded 781 times among girls since 1941, holding rank #11063 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2025.

  • #8,890 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #11,063 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 781 born since 1941
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarahann ranks #8,890 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,063 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 781 born since 1941, peaking in the 1990s.

#8,890 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#11,063 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
781
born since 1941
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%36%
Sarahann vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Sarahann's 781 recorded births place it above 87.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Sarahann compares

781 Top 37% higher than 63% 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

Sarahann's all-time total is 108% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Sarahann Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 781 376 567,345
Peak-year births 32 21 19,840

Sarahann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Sarahann splits its recorded history at 1996: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 32 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Sarahann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
32
Annual births at peak, across 85 years of records
010203040 194119761983199019972004201120182025 8

Sarahann by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (219 births, 28% of the file).

1990s was Sarahann's strongest decade.

219 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.

Sarahann births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 219 births (28% of all-time use).

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

How Sarahann 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 Sarahann's total volume

Sarahann vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -23, 12%-28, 6.1%-31, 7.4%-18, 13.1%-81, 6.7%-50, 5%-139, 4.7%-146, 3.1%-55, 4%-31, 9%-25, 8.2%-33, 10.3%-31, 7.8%-24, 7.9%-42, 5.6%Sarahann-85, 4.1%Sarahann
Sarahann vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Sarahann by state

Where Sarahann concentrates geographically, total births since 1941

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sarahann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
21 2.7%
#2 New York
6 0.8%
California share of Sarahann's total US births 2.7%
Even split

21 of 781 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarahann?
Since 1941, Social Security records show 781 babies named Sarahann. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #8,890 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #11,063 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1988, with 32 births.
Where does Sarahann sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarahann ranks #8,890 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,063 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sarahann most popular?
Sarahann was most popular in the 1990s decade with 219 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Sarahann most popular?
The top states for the name Sarahann are California (21 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Sarahann been used?
Sarahann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 85 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Sarahann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sara, Sarai, Sarina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Sarahann's data

  • Sarahann's decade-level peak was the 1990s (219 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Sarahanns (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

Keep exploring Sarahann

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sarahann: 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, 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 Sarahann 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.