Girls' name · since 1981
Sarahi
8,204 babies named Sarahi in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,881 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #916 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,204
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
8,204 babies have been named Sarahi since 1981, making it today's #916 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sarahi recorded 8,204 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #916 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #1,881 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #916 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,204 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarahi ranks #1,881 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #916 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,204 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,881 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #916 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,204
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sarahi's 8,204 recorded births place it above 97.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sarahi compares
8,204 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Sarahi's all-time total is 22x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sarahi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,204 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 323 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sarahi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sarahi's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 323, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sarahi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 323
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Sarahi by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,778 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Sarahi's strongest decade.
2,778 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Sarahi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 151
1980s
151 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,123 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,778 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,600 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,552 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,778 births (34% of all-time use).
How Sarahi 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 Sarahi's total volume
Sarahi by state
Where Sarahi concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,591 | 31.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,874 | 22.8% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 373 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 324 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 279 | 3.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 253 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 202 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 153 | 1.9% |
2,591 of 8,204 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Sarahi appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sarahi's data
- Sarahi's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (2,778 total births) through the 2020s (1,552) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sarahis (2,591 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.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Sarahi
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sarahi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Sarahi 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.