Girls name
Sara
Sara is a girls' name given to 425,063 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1981 with 11,359 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 7th among girls names in Iowa in 1981.
Which states favor Sara
Sara by state
Top states by all-time births named Sara. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 39,546 | #200 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 30,056 | #54 (2025) |
| 3 | Texas | 27,819 | #199 (2025) |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 25,476 | #205 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 19,888 | #275 (2025) |
| 6 | Illinois | 18,762 | #164 (2025) |
| 7 | Georgia | 17,023 | #189 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 16,420 | #282 (2025) |
| 9 | Florida | 14,762 | #173 (2025) |
| 10 | New Jersey | 12,011 | #22 (2025) |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 11,536 | #341 (2025) |
| 12 | North Carolina | 11,497 | #254 (2025) |
| 13 | Indiana | 10,832 | #508 (2025) |
| 14 | Minnesota | 10,593 | #374 (2025) |
| 15 | Alabama | 10,155 | #198 (2025) |
| 16 | Tennessee | 9,762 | #333 (2025) |
| 17 | Virginia | 9,061 | #286 (2025) |
| 18 | Missouri | 9,051 | #384 (2025) |
| 19 | South Carolina | 9,030 | #308 (2025) |
| 20 | Massachusetts | 8,924 | #260 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).