Recorded 1918–2016 Girls' name Peak 1943 713 births

Sarajane — girls' name

713 babies named Sarajane in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s461930s541940s1411950s551960s891970s631980s1121990s772000s482010s23
1940s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Sarajane was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

18 babies were named Sarajane in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarajane

The Social Security Administration has registered 713 babies named Sarajane between 1918 and 2016, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sarajane currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarajane performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Sarajane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Sarajane in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarajane 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 713 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.

Sarajane at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

713

Since 1918

99 years of records

Peak year

1943

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1918

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 2016

Sarajane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1918

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1943)
18
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
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Sarajane by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
141 births that decade — 20% of Sarajane's all-time total
1910s51920s461930s541940s1411950s551960s891970s631980s1121990s772000s482010s23

Sarajane by state

Where Sarajane concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Sarajane
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
10 1.4%
#2 Pennsylvania
10 1.4%
New York share of Sarajane's total US births 1.4%
Even split

10 of 713 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarajane?
713 babies have been named Sarajane since 1918. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1943 with 18 births.
When was Sarajane most popular?
Sarajane was most popular in the 1940s decade with 141 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
Where is Sarajane most popular?
The top states for the name Sarajane are New York (10 births), Pennsylvania (10 births).
How long has the name Sarajane been used?
Sarajane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 99 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Sarajane?
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, 1918–2016 (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.