Recorded 1938–2023 Girls' name Peak 1997 432 births

Sarahjane — girls' name

432 babies named Sarahjane in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61950s51970s331980s1081990s1302000s722010s672020s11
1990s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Sarahjane was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

20 babies were named Sarahjane in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarahjane

The Social Security Administration has registered 432 babies named Sarahjane between 1938 and 2023, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sarahjane currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarahjane performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Sarahjane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sarahjane in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarahjane 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 432 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.

Sarahjane at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

432

Since 1938

86 years of records

Peak year

1997

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1938

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2023

Sarahjane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1938

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1997)
20
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
0510152025 202320142008200119951989198319761938 6

Sarahjane by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
130 births that decade — 30% of Sarahjane's all-time total
1930s61950s51970s331980s1081990s1302000s722010s672020s11

Sarahjane by state

Where Sarahjane concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sarahjane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 3.0%
California share of Sarahjane's total US births 3.0%

13 of 432 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarahjane?
432 babies have been named Sarahjane since 1938. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1997 with 20 births.
When was Sarahjane most popular?
Sarahjane was most popular in the 1990s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Sarahjane most popular?
The top states for the name Sarahjane are California (13 births).
How long has the name Sarahjane been used?
Sarahjane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 86 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Sarahjane?
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.

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, 1938–2023 (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.