Girls' name · since 1979

Sarh

Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 52 babies named Sarh, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

52
total births
1979–1988
years on record
1980s
peak decade
85%
born in that decade

52 girls have been named Sarh since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Sarh has 52 recorded births among girls since 1979, 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 1979 to 1988.

  • 52 total births
  • 1979–1988 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 85% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

52 girls have been named Sarh since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.

52
total births
1979–1988
years on record
1980s
peak decade
85%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Sarh was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sarh in 1979 - its busiest year on record.

Sarh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Sarh's full recorded timeline at 1985, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Sarh at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

52

Since 1979

10 years of records

Peak year

1979

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1979

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1988

Sarh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1988

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
456789 19791980198119841985198619871988 5

Sarh by decade

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

1980s was Sarh's strongest decade.

44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.

Sarh births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 44 births (85% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarh?
52 babies have been named Sarh since 1979. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
When was Sarh most popular?
Sarh was most popular in the 1980s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Sarh been used?
The SSA has tracked Sarh since 1979 -- 10 years through the most recent 1988 data.
What names are similar to Sarh?
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 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, 1979–1988 (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. "Sarh: Baby Name Since 1979 - 52 Births, Peak 1979." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sarh. 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 Sarh 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.