Total births
27
Girls' name · since 1980
Sarahjo
Sarahjo has 27 recorded births since 1980 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 27
- total births
- 1980–2001
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 81%
- born in that decade
Sarahjo is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1980.
Sarahjo has 27 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2001.
- 27 total births
- 1980–2001 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 81% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
27 girls have been named Sarahjo since 1980, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2001.
- 27
- total births
- 1980–2001
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 81%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
81% of everyone ever named Sarahjo was born in this single decade.
1980
Single peak year
6 babies were named Sarahjo in 1980 - its busiest year on record.
Sarahjo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sarahjo splits its recorded history at 1986: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sarahjo at a glance
Last recorded 2001Peak year
1980
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1980
Sarahjo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2001
- Peak year (1980)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Sarahjo by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Sarahjo's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.
Sarahjo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (81% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sarahjo? ▼
Sarahjo has been given to 27 babies in the U.S. since 1980, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2001. 6 babies were born in 1980, its single highest year.
When was Sarahjo most popular? ▼
Sarahjo was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Sarahjo been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sarahjo since 1980 -- 22 years through the most recent 2001 data.
What names are similar to Sarahjo? ▼
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 Sarahjo's data
- Sarahjo's decade-level peak was the 1980s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sarahjo
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1980–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sarahjo: Baby Name Since 1980 - 27 Births, Peak 1980." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sarahjo. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sarahjo 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 July 2026.