Sarah

“princess”

Girl’s name, of Hebrew origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Sarah

Sarah means “princess” and is of Hebrew origin.

It peaked in 1996.
Over recent years, Sarah has been falling (−10.8% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Sarah every 2.7 schools, all spellings combined.

Sarah ranks 50^th in Ontario (Canada), 62^nd in Ireland and 78^th in British Columbia (Canada), against 68^th in France.

IrelandCSO · 2023-25
62^nd girls’ name258 babies in 3 years1 girl in 251−11.5% a year
Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
82^nd girls’ name73 babies in 3 years1 girl in 308−7.9% a year
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
50^th girls’ name491 babies in 3 years1 girl in 315−5.2% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
78^th girls’ name109 babies in 3 years1 girl in 364−4.2% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
130^th girls’ name93 babies in 3 years1 girl in 451−2.1% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
94^th girls’ name8,200 babies in 3 years1 girl in 589−3.6% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
152^nd girls’ name85 babies in 3 years1 girl in 640−5.1% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
127^th girls’ name1,138 babies in 3 years1 girl in 675−2.5% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

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

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