Recorded 1934–2017 Girls' name Peak 1986 438 births

Sarha — girls' name

438 babies named Sarha in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51970s561980s1881990s1202000s582010s11
1980s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Sarha was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

32 babies were named Sarha in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarha

The Social Security Administration has registered 438 babies named Sarha between 1934 and 2017, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sarha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarha performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 188 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sarha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sarha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarha 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 438 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.

Sarha at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

438

Since 1934

84 years of records

Peak year

1986

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1934

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 2017

Sarha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1934

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1986)
32
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
010203040 20172003199819931988198319781934 5

Sarha by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
188 births that decade — 43% of Sarha's all-time total
1930s51970s561980s1881990s1202000s582010s11

Sarha by state

Where Sarha concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sarha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12 2.7%
California share of Sarha's total US births 2.7%

12 of 438 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarha?
438 babies have been named Sarha since 1934. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1986 with 32 births.
When was Sarha most popular?
Sarha was most popular in the 1980s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Sarha most popular?
The top states for the name Sarha are California (12 births).
How long has the name Sarha been used?
Sarha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 84 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Sarha?
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, 1934–2017 (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.