Sara

SAIR-uh

Girl

Average rank #169 across 6 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish, German, French, Dutch, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Polish, English, Arabic, Persian, Bosnian

Form of Sarah, meaning "Means "lady, princess, noblewoman" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of Abraham's wife, considered the matriarch of the Jewish people. She was barren until she unexpectedly became the pregnant with Isaac at the age of 90. Her name was originally Sarai, but God changed it at the same time Abraham's name was changed (see Genesis 17:15)."

How popular is Sara?

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales

#97

in 2024

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland

#204

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland

#127

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA

#198

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

#112

in 2024

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand

#277

in 2025

Not in top rankings for: ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia

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