US rank #937 Girls' name Peak 2005 7,915 births

Sarahi — #937 US girls' name

7,915 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.

1980s1511990s11232000s27782010s26002020s1263
#937
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Sarahi was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

323 babies were named Sarahi in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarahi

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,915 babies named Sarahi between 1981 and 2024, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sarahi currently holds the #937 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 323 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarahi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,778 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sarahi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,519 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Sarahi in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarahi 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 7,915 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.

Sarahi at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

7,915

Since 1981

44 years of records

Peak year

2005

323 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#937

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1981

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sarahi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1981

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2005)
323
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
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Sarahi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
2,778 births that decade — 35% of Sarahi's all-time total
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Sarahi by state

Where Sarahi concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sarahi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,519 31.8%
#2 Texas
1,826 23.1%
#3 Arizona
360 4.5%
#4 Illinois
316 4.0%
#5 Florida
267 3.4%
#6 New York
234 3.0%
#7 Georgia
192 2.4%
#8 Colorado
147 1.9%
California share of Sarahi's total US births 31.8%
Even split

2,519 of 7,915 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Sarahi appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarahi?
7,915 babies have been named Sarahi since 1981. It currently ranks #937 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 323 births.
When was Sarahi most popular?
Sarahi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,778 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Sarahi most popular?
The top states for the name Sarahi are California (2,519 births), Texas (1,826 births), Arizona (360 births).
How long has the name Sarahi been used?
Sarahi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 44 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sarahi?
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.

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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, 1981–2024 (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.