Girls' name · since 1882
Sarrah
Sarrah has 1,636 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,973 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,636
- born since 1882
- 1990s
- peak decade
1,636 babies have been named Sarrah since 1882, making it today's #14973 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarrah has been recorded 1,636 times among girls since 1882, currently ranked #14973 nationally and more common than 13% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #5,391 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,973 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,636 born since 1882
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sarrah ranks #5,391 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,973 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,636 born since 1882, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,391 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,973 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,636
- born since 1882
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sarrah's 1,636 recorded births place it above 92.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sarrah compares
1,636 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Sarrah's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sarrah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,636 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sarrah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sarrah splits its recorded history at 1961: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sarrah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Sarrah by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (383 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Sarrah's strongest decade.
383 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Sarrah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 50
1880s
50 births
- 1890s 69
1890s
69 births
- 1900s 48
1900s
48 births
- 1910s 73
1910s
73 births
- 1920s 114
1920s
114 births
- 1930s 54
1930s
54 births
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 143
1970s
143 births
- 1980s
1980s
344 births
- 1990s
1990s
383 births
- 2000s
2000s
222 births
- 2010s 74
2010s
74 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 383 births (23% of all-time use).
How Sarrah 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 Sarrah's total volume
Sarrah by state
Where Sarrah concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 107 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
107 of 1,636 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Sarrah's data
- Sarrah's decade-level peak was the 1990s (383 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sarrahs (107 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.
Keep exploring Sarrah
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Sarrah
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sarrah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Sarrah 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.