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Sahra

Girl

Meaning of Sahra: Arabic: 'desert'

Sahra is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 7007th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#7007

15 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

874

First recorded 1974 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 13 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 10 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 14 babies1986: 23 babies1987: 13 babies1988: 13 babies1989: 25 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 16 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 15 babies1994: 21 babies1995: 19 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 21 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 28 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 24 babies2002: 21 babies2003: 24 babies2004: 24 babies2005: 32 babies2006: 30 babies2007: 35 babies2008: 28 babies2009: 23 babies2010: 28 babies20102011: 14 babies2012: 13 babies2013: 22 babies2014: 20 babies2015: 19 babies2016: 20 babies2017: 10 babies2018: 20 babies2019: 14 babies2020: 14 babies20202021: 17 babies2022: 23 babies2023: 10 babies2024: 14 babies2025: 15 babies
US babies named Sahra per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 35.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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