Girls' name · peaked in 2023
Sarai name popularity since 1925
22,925 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Sarai. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Sarai is about 16 years old in 2026. Sarai peaked in 2023 as the #408 name for girls, and it ranked #425 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 22,925
- Named Sarai, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #425
- for girls in 2025 (733 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 22,919 girls · 6 boys
- Most popular in
- Florida
- 2.36× its national share
Peak year is the year Sarai made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Sarai births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2007. Measured as a share of all babies, Sarai peaked in 2023.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Sarai became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 12,300 baby girls to 1 in 6,330.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Sarai's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Sarai.
Decade by decade
Babies named Sarai in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 19 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 115 | 0 | #3,915 |
| 1970s | 362 | 0 | #2,602 |
| 1980s | 1,199 | 0 | #1,089 |
| 1990s | 3,243 | 6 | #631 |
| 2000s | 6,516 | 0 | #464 |
| 2010s | 7,209 | 0 | #439 |
| 2020–25 | 4,256 | 0 | #425 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
43.3% of babies named Sarai from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Sarai is most popular
The index compares Sarai's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Sarai.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2.36× | 1,789 |
| California | 2.31× | 5,126 |
| Arizona | 2.05× | 559 |
| Texas | 1.90× | 3,125 |
| Georgia | 1.46× | 846 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Sarai and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Sarai (this page) | 22,919 | 2023 |
| Sarahi | 8,204 | 2025 |
| Saray | 2,331 | 2007 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Sarai's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Sarai.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Sarai (2023).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data