Gender:
Origin:
Hebrew
2163 famous people named Sarah found on Wikipedia.
1077540 female, 3324 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
67-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
3-th in year 1993
Used in: Biblical, Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew
Sarah (alternatively spelled Sara) is a Hebrew feminine given name found in many different areas of the world. Sarah is a consistently popular given name across Europe and North America, as well as in the Middle East—being commonly used as a female first name by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike, and remaining popular also among non-religious members of cultures influenced by these religions.
Frequently, the name refers to Sarah, the wife of Abraham in the Hebrew Bible, the Christian Old Testament, and the Islamic Quran. In Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian, it means woman of high rank, often simply translated as "Princess". In Modern Hebrew, "sarah" (שרה) is the word for "woman minister". It also means Pleasant in Arabic.
In the United States, Sarah has been counted among the top 150 given names since 1880, when name popularity statistics were first recorded in the United States. Sarah ranked among the top 10 names from 1978 to 2002, reaching a plateau of popularity from the early 1980s to 1988. Every year since and including 1989 it has fallen in popularity, but it remained the 30th most popular name for newborn girls in 2010. Its most common variant spelling, Sara, was number 121.
The name has been similarly popular in Ireland and the United Kingdom. In England, it gained popularity after the Protestant Reformation. In 2014, Sarah ranked as the tenth most popular female baby name in Ireland.
In Nazi Germany, female Jews who did not have "typically Jewish" given names were forced to add "Sarah" as of January 1939.
Fem. proper name, Biblical wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac, from Hebrew, literally "princess," from sarah, fem. of sar "prince," from sarar "he ruled," related to Akkad. sharratu "queen." Popular as a name for girls born in U.S. in 1870s and 1978-2000.
Lady, princess, noblewoman.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Sarah Paulson | 1974 | American film, stage, and television actress |
2 | Sarah Silverman | 1970 | American comedian and actress |
3 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | 1977 | American actress |
4 | Sarah Jessica Parker | 1965 | American actress |
5 | Sarah Hyland | 1990 | American actress |
6 | Sarah Palin | 1964 | American politician |
7 | Sarah Shahi | 1980 | American television actress and former NFL Cheerleader |
8 | Sarah Wayne Callies | 1977 | American actress |
9 | Sarah Rafferty | 1972 | American actress |
10 | Sarah Chalke | 1976 | Canadian actress |
11 | Sarah Roemer | 1984 | American model and actress |
12 | Sarah Huckabee Sanders | 1982 | American political press secretary |
13 | Sarah Gadon | 1987 | Canadian actress |
14 | Sarah Willingham | 1973 | British entrepreneur, investor and personal finance expert |
15 | Sarah Bolger | 1991 | Irish actress |
16 | Sarah McLachlan | 1968 | Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter |
17 | Sarah Brightman | 1960 | British soprano, musical theatre actress, dancer |
18 | Sarah Lancashire | 1964 | British actress |
19 | Sarah Drew | 1980 | American actress |
20 | Sarah Wright | 1983 | American actress |
21 | Sarah Sutherland | 1988 | American actress |
22 | Sarah Snook | 1987 | Australian actress |
23 | Sarah Polley | 1979 | Canadian actress, film director and screenwriter |
24 | Sarah Huffman | 1984 | American soccer player |
25 | Sarah Clarke | 1972 | Actress |
26 | Sarah Geronimo | 1988 | Filipino recording artist and actress |
27 | Sarah Jeffery | 1996 | Canadian actor, stage actor and film actor |
28 | Sarah Carter | 1980 | Actress |
29 | Sarah Alexander | 1971 | English actress |
30 | Sarah Millican | 1975 | English comedian |
31 | Sarah Lancaster | 1980 | American actress |
32 | Sarah Koenig | 1969 | American journalist |
33 | Sarah Rector | 1902 | |
34 | Sarah Bernhardt | 1844 | French stage and early film actress |
35 | Sarah Levy | ||
36 | Sarah Jo Pender | 1979 | American murderer |
37 | Sarah Parish | 1968 | English actress |
38 | Sarah Nowak | 1991 | German model |
39 | Sarah Vaughan | 1924 | American jazz singer |
40 | Sarah Solemani | 1982 | English actress |
41 | Sarah Butler | 1985 | American actress |
42 | Sarah Spain | ||
43 | Sarah Vowell | 1969 | American author, journalist, essayist and social commentator |
44 | Sarah Knauss | 1880 | American supercentenarian |
45 | Sarah J. Maas | 1986 | |
46 | Sarah Habel | 1982 | American actress |
47 | Sarah Joelle Jahnel | 1989 | |
48 | Sarah Harding | 1981 | British musician |
49 | Sarah Miles | 1941 | British actress |
50 | Sarah Greene | 1958 | English television presenter |
51 | Sarah Bäckman | 1991 | Arm wrestler |
52 | Sarah Ramos | 1991 | American actress |
53 | Sarah Storey | 1977 | British swimmer, track and road cyclist |
54 | Sarah Churchill | 1914 | British actress and dancer |
55 | Sarah Baartman | 1779 | Khoikhoi slave who became exhibited as freak show attraction in 19th-century Europe |
56 | Sarah Wiener | 1962 | Austrian cook |
57 | Sarah Steele | 1988 | American actress |
58 | Sarah Essen Gordon | ||
59 | Sarah Taylor | 1989 | England women cricketer |
60 | Sarah Vine | 1967 | |
61 | Sarah Dumont | 1990 | American actress and model |
62 | Sarah Lahbati | 1993 | Filipino actress |
63 | Sarah Brandner | 1988 | German model |
64 | Sarah Kerrigan | 2473 | Character in StarCraft |
65 | Sarah Hadland | 1971 | English actress |
66 | Sarah Wynter | 1973 | Australian actress |
67 | Sarah Burns | American actress | |
68 | Sarah Winchester | 1839 | American occultist |
69 | Sarah Holcomb | 1960 | American actress |
70 | Sarah Knappik | 1986 | German model |
71 | Sarah Kaufman | 1985 | Canadian martial artist |
72 | Sarah Douglas | 1952 | British actress |
73 | Sarah Beeny | 1972 | English property developer, television presenter |
74 | Sarah Sokolovic | 2000 | American film, television, and theatre actress |
75 | Sarah Hanson-Young | 1981 | Australian politician |
76 | Sarah E. Dunsworth | 1976 | Canadian actress |
77 | Sarah Kane | 1971 | Playwright from England |
78 | Sarah Stock | 1979 | Canadian professional wrestler |
79 | Sarah Kim Gries | 1990 | German actress |
80 | Sarah Hay | 1987 | American film actor and actor |
81 | Sarah Rose Karr | 1984 | American actress |
82 | Sarah Connor | 1980 | Singer-songwriter, dancer, pianist, philanthropist |
83 | Sarah Cain | 1979 | Painter |
84 | Sarah Harrison | 1982 | Journalist |
85 | Sarah Waters | 1966 | Novelist |
86 | Sarah-Louise Platt | ||
87 | Sarah Smart | 1977 | Actress |
88 | Sarah Stern | French actress | |
89 | Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough | 1660 | British Duchess in the 17th and 18th centuries |
90 | Sarah Kyolaba | 1955 | Ugandan model and hairdresser (1955-2015) |
91 | Sarah Khan | ||
92 | Sarah Lavoine | 1973 | French interior architecture |
93 | Sarah Tkotsch | 1988 | German actress and voice actress |
94 | Sarah Grey | 1996 | Canadian actress |
95 | Sarah Burke | 1982 | Canadian freeskier |
96 | Sarah McDaniel | 1995 | |
97 | Sarah Sjöström | 1993 | Swedish female swimmer |
98 | Sarah Murdoch | 1972 | Australian model and television presenter |
99 | Sarah Hagan | 1984 | Actress |
100 | Sarah Good | 1653 | Accused of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials |
101 | Mary Sarah | 1995 | Actress/singer |
102 | Sarah Thompson | 1979 | American actress |
103 | Sarah Baker | 2000 | American actress |
104 | Sarah Kern | 1968 | German designer, model and entrepreneur |
105 | Sarah Jarosz | 1991 | American musician |
106 | Sarah Walsh | 1983 | Australian soccer player |
107 | Sarah Schneider | 1983 | American writer, actress, and comedian |
108 | Sarah Stephens | 1990 | Australian model |
109 | Sarah Ann Kennedy | British voice actor | |
110 | Sarah Dessen | 1970 | American writer |
111 | Sarah Townsend | British film director | |
112 | Sarah Hudson | 1984 | American singer and musician |
113 | Saint Sarah | 0100 | French-Egyptian saint |
114 | Sarah Gilman | 1996 | American actress |
115 | Sarah Trevis | British casting director | |
116 | Sarah Danielle Madison | 1974 | American actress |
117 | Sarah Brown | 1975 | American actress |
118 | Sarah Urist Green | Wife of John Green | |
119 | Sarah Parcak | 1979 | American archaeologist and egyptologist |
120 | Sarah Kennedy | 1950 | British Dj |
121 | Sarah Kay | 1988 | American poet |
122 | Sarah Felberbaum | 1980 | Actress |
123 | Sarah Biasini | 1977 | French actress |
124 | Sarah Chang | 1980 | Violinist |
125 | Sarah Hughes | 1985 | Figure skater |
126 | Sarah Thomas | 1952 | Actress |
127 | Sarah Burton | 1974 | English fashion designer |
128 | Sarah Power | Film, stage and television actress | |
129 | Sarah MacKenzie | ||
130 | Sarah Grimké | 1792 | American abolitionist |
131 | Sarah Stirk | British sports broadcaster | |
132 | Sarah Natochenny | 1987 | American actress, voice actress, film editor, and fashion model |
133 | Sarah Latton | 1979 | |
134 | Sarah Kawahara | 1961 | Canadian figure skater |
135 | Sarah McBride | 1990 | American activist |
136 | Sarah Young | 1971 | Former British pornographic actress |
137 | Sarah Blasko | 1976 | Australian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer |
138 | Sarah Smyth | 1982 | Canadian actress |
139 | Sarah Lind | 1982 | Canadian actress |
140 | Sarah Franklin Bache | 1743 | Daughter of Benjamin Franklin |
141 | Sarah Thyre | 1968 | American actress |
142 | Sarah Céline Tacke | 1982 | German television presenter, journalist and news presenter |
143 | Sarah Barnes | ||
144 | Sarah Strange | 1974 | Canadian actress |
145 | Sarah Josepha Hale | 1788 | American writer and editor |
146 | Sarah Wilson | 1974 | Australian journalist |
147 | Sarah Knox Taylor | 1814 | Daughter of US President Zachary Taylor, wife of the President of the Confederate States of America |
148 | Sarah Colonna | 1974 | American actor and comedian |
149 | Sarah Neufeld | 1979 | Canadian musician |
150 | Sarah Jones | 1973 | Actress, playwright, and poet from the United States |
151 | Sarah Beaumont | ||
152 | Sarah Parkinson | 1962 | British television producer and writer |
153 | Sarah Childress Polk | 1803 | First Lady of the United States |
154 | Sarah Harris | Australian television journalist | |
155 | Sarah Purcell | 1948 | American game show host |
156 | Sarah Fisher | 1980 | Racecar driver |
157 | Sarah E. Goode | 1855 | American inventor |
158 | Sarah Lincoln Grigsby | 1807 | Older sister of Abraham Lincoln |
159 | Sarah Jane Olney | 1977 | British politician |
160 | Sarah Montague | 1966 | BBC presenter |
161 | Sarah Sze | 1969 | Contemporary artist who lives and works in New York City |
162 | Sarah Jane Scott | 2000 | American musician |
163 | Sarah Treem | Playwright, Writer-Producer | |
164 | Sarah Kauss | American businesswoman | |
165 | Sarah Williams | 1837 | English poet |
166 | Sarah Cracknell | 1967 | English singer-songwriter |
167 | Sarah Smith | 1968 | Scottish television news reporter |
168 | Sarah Robles | 1988 | American weightlifter |
169 | Sarah T. Hughes | 1896 | American lawyer and federal judge |
170 | Sarah Varetto | 1972 | Italian journalist |
171 | Sarah D'Alelio | 1980 | American mixed martial artist |
172 | Sarah Jezebel Deva | 1977 | British vocalist |
173 | Sarah Valentina Winkhaus | 1979 | German television presenter |
174 | Sarah Blackwood | 1971 | English musician |
175 | Robert Sarah | 1945 | Roman Catholic bishop |
176 | Sarah Dawn Finer | 1981 | Swedish singer |
177 | Sarah Wollaston | 1962 | British general practitioner and politician |
178 | Sarah Champion | 1969 | British politician |
179 | Sarah Winnemucca | 1844 | Native American writer, activist, scout, and teacher |
180 | Sarah Jane Hamilton | 1971 | Pornographic actress |
181 | Sarah Osborne | American colonist | |
182 | Sarah Lucas | 1962 | British artist |
183 | Sarah Pavan | 1986 | Canadian volleyball and beach volleyball player |
184 | Sarah Gertrude Shapiro | 1978 | American filmmaker |
185 | Aulia Sarah | 1991 | Indonesian actress |
186 | Sarah Weddington | 1945 | Texas attorney, legislator, represented Roe in Roe vs. Wade |
187 | Sarah Cawood | 1972 | British television presenter |
188 | Sarah Siddons | 1755 | Welsh actress |
189 | Sarah Balabagan | 1979 | Filipino prisoner of the United Arab Emirates |
190 | Natalie Sarah | 1983 | |
191 | Sarah Jane Morris | 1959 | British singer |
192 | Sarah Jaffe | 1986 | American musician |
193 | Sarah Bush Lincoln | 1788 | Step Mother of Abraham Lincoln |
194 | Sarah Yorke Jackson | 1803 | First Lady of the United States |
195 | Sarah Allen | 2000 | Canadian actress |
196 | Sarah Bannier | 1990 | Dutch actor |
197 | Sarah Moras | 1988 | Canadian mixed martial artist |
198 | Sarah Tait | 1983 | Australian rower |
199 | Sarah Keith-Lucas | 1982 | |
200 | Sarah Utterback | 1982 | American actress |