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Sarai

Girl

Meaning of Sarai: Hebrew: 'my princess'

Sarai is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 424th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1603rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#424

733 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1603

19 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

22,925

First recorded 1953 · peak 2007

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 79 babies1982: 89 babies1983: 85 babies1984: 108 babies1985: 134 babies1986: 128 babies1987: 166 babies1988: 145 babies1989: 181 babies1990: 220 babies19901991: 253 babies1992: 253 babies1993: 286 babies1994: 285 babies1995: 345 babies1996: 393 babies1997: 377 babies1998: 391 babies1999: 446 babies2000: 465 babies20002001: 480 babies2002: 528 babies2003: 642 babies2004: 623 babies2005: 656 babies2006: 720 babies2007: 818 babies2008: 798 babies2009: 786 babies2010: 741 babies20102011: 701 babies2012: 757 babies2013: 725 babies2014: 714 babies2015: 722 babies2016: 645 babies2017: 720 babies2018: 756 babies2019: 728 babies2020: 650 babies20202021: 685 babies2022: 737 babies2023: 749 babies2024: 702 babies2025: 733 babies
US babies named Sarai per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 818.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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