Baby Name Popularity Profile
Sarai
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Sarai.
National Rank (2025)
#425
All-Time Peak Rank
#398
Achieved 2007
Total U.S. Births
22,919
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl
Female Archetype
First Recorded
1953
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2010s
818 births in 2007
π‘ The Sarai Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
My princess
Language Origin
Hebrew
Origin Type
single
Derived from Hebrew, meaning 'my princess' or 'my lady'. In the Old Testament, Sarai was the original name of Abraham's wife.
Pronunciation:
SAH-rye
Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Sarai across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
+12.8%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
+1.5%
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
818
births in 2007
Years in Top 100
0 yrs
Years in Top 500
23 yrs
Longest Streak
64 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 19
1960s: 115
1970s: 362
1980s: 1,199
1990s: 3,243
2000s: 6,516
2010s: 7,209
2020s: 4,256
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
Sara-i
Letter Count
5 letters
Spelling Complexity
Moderate
Length Percentile
Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with S, a letter used by only 7.9% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Nevada
Top States
Nevada, Florida, California, Arizona, Texas
States with Data
42
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