Girls' name · since 1953
Sarai
Since 1953, U.S. Social Security records show 22,919 babies named Sarai, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #425 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,919
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sarai is the #425 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 22,919 recorded since 1953.
Sarai has 22,919 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #425 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #971 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #425 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 22,919 born since 1953
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarai ranks #971 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #425 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 22,919 born since 1953, peaking in the 2010s.
- #971 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #425 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,919
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sarai's 22,919 recorded births place it above 98.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sarai compares
22,919 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Sarai's all-time total is 61x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sarai | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,919 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 818 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sarai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sarai's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 818, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sarai popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 818
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Sarai popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1996 (Sarai as boys' name)
Sarai by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,209 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Sarai's strongest decade.
7,209 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Sarai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 115
1960s
115 births
- 1970s 362
1970s
362 births
- 1980s 1,199
1980s
1,199 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,243 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,516 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,209 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,256 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,209 births (31% of all-time use).
How Sarai 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 Sarai's total volume
Sarai by state
Where Sarai concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,126 | 22.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,125 | 13.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,789 | 7.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,744 | 7.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 908 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 846 | 3.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 668 | 2.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 612 | 2.7% |
5,126 of 22,919 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Sarai appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sarai's data
- Sarai's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,209 total births) through the 2020s (4,256) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sarais (5,126 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sarai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Sarai 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.