Recorded 1983–1997 Girls' name Peak 1986 39 births

Sarahjean — girls' name

39 babies named Sarahjean in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s151990s24
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Sarahjean was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sarahjean in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarahjean

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Sarahjean between 1983 and 1997, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sarahjean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarahjean performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sarahjean shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarahjean 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 39 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.

Sarahjean at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

39

Since 1983

15 years of records

Peak year

1986

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1983

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1997

Sarahjean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1983

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1986)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 199719951992199019861983 5

Sarahjean by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
24 births that decade — 62% of Sarahjean's all-time total
1980s151990s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarahjean?
39 babies have been named Sarahjean since 1983. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1986 with 10 births.
When was Sarahjean most popular?
Sarahjean was most popular in the 1990s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Sarahjean been used?
Sarahjean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 15 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Sarahjean?
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, 1983–1997 (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.