Sara

SAIR-uh

Girl

Average rank #171 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?

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales

#110

in 2025

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland

#204

in 2025

馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland

#127

in 2025

馃嚭馃嚫 USA

#198

in 2025

馃嚚馃嚘 Canada

#112

in 2024

馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand

#277

in 2025

Not in top rankings for: 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia

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