US rank #15674 Girls' name Peak 1997 662 births

Sarra — #15674 US girls' name

662 babies named Sarra in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s661980s1851990s2102000s1542010s372020s10
#15674
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Sarra was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

29 babies were named Sarra in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sarra

The Social Security Administration has registered 662 babies named Sarra between 1971 and 2024, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sarra currently holds the #15674 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sarra performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 210 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sarra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 39 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sarra in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sarra 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 662 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.

Sarra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

662

Since 1971

54 years of records

Peak year

1997

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,674

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1971

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sarra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1971

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
29
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
010203040 202420102004199819921986198019731971 5

Sarra by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
210 births that decade — 32% of Sarra's all-time total
1970s661980s1851990s2102000s1542010s372020s10

Sarra by state

Where Sarra concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sarra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
39 5.9%
California share of Sarra's total US births 5.9%

39 of 662 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sarra?
662 babies have been named Sarra since 1971. It currently ranks #15674 among girls. The peak year was 1997 with 29 births.
When was Sarra most popular?
Sarra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 210 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Sarra most popular?
The top states for the name Sarra are California (39 births).
How long has the name Sarra been used?
Sarra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 54 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sarra?
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, 1971–2024 (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.