Sara

Meaning and origin of Sara

Popularity of Sara in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2008.
• Over recent years, Sara has been falling (−7.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Sara every 2.7 schools, all spellings combined.

Sara in English-speaking countries

Sara ranks 106^th in Ontario (Canada), 109^th in England and Wales and 129^th in Ireland, against 172^nd in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  106^th girls’ name288 babies in 3 years1 girl in 536−2.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  109^th girls’ name1,348 babies in 3 years1 girl in 570−2.2% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  129^th girls’ name108 babies in 3 years1 girl in 600−4.7% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  176^th girls’ name69 babies in 3 years1 girl in 788−2.2% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  235^th girls’ name42 babies in 3 years1 girl in 945

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  186^th girls’ name4,782 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,010−0.4% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  298^th girls’ name38 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,105

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  249^th girls’ name19 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,185

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Sara and Sára are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Sáraabroad
• Sarah2,320
• Sarra60
• Sahra (in French)35
• Sarrah5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Sara

• Maddy
• Ninon
• Suzanne
• Elsa
• Lisa
• Dina
• Ana
• Lison
• Anouk
• Hanna
• Elise
• Lia

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin