Entry № 3389 · Hebrew origin

Sarah Sarah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SAIR-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Princess"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 94
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

A name that means "princess".

Sarah comes from the Hebrew Sārāh (שָׂרָה), meaning "princess" or "noblewoman." In Genesis, Sarah is the wife of Abraham and matriarch of the Israelites, a figure of central importance in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions. Her story — including the birth of Isaac in her old age — is one of the most-told in the Hebrew Bible.

Sarah has been continuously in use among Jewish families for over three thousand years, and across the Christian world since the early Middle Ages. It is also widely used in Muslim communities as Sarah is honoured as the wife of Ibrahim (Abraham) in Islamic tradition. Few names are so universally shared across the three Abrahamic faiths.

Two syllables, four letters, three thousand years of continuous use, and one of the simplest noble names in human history.

Three thousand years, three religions, one name.

The name in its native script.

שָׂרָה
Transliteration
Sārāh
Pronunciation
/ ˈseə.rə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Sarah stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 94 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 3 in 1980
Babies named Sarah · last year
3,215 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1880
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · №3 NOW · №94

Sarahs before her.

Real people
Sarah Bernhardt
French stage actress, one of the most famous figures of late 19th-century theatre.
1844 – 1923
Sarah Vaughan
American jazz vocalist, one of the greatest of the 20th century.
1924 – 1990
Sarah Paulson
American actress, known for American Horror Story.
born 1974
In fiction
Sarah Connor
Heroine of the Terminator film series.
1984–present
Sarah
Wife of Abraham in the Hebrew Bible.
Genesis

Names connected to Sarah.

The number behind Sarah.

7

The Seeker

Sarah reduces to seven — the number of contemplation and faith.

Why families chose this name.

"It's classic in three languages we speak. There was no debate."
Rachel · Mother of two · Jerusalem