Girls name
Sarah
Sarah is a girls' name given to 1,048,561 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1982 with 28,483 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in Massachusetts in 1993.
Which states favor Sarah
Sarah by state
Top states by all-time births named Sarah. 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 | 90,770 | #122 (2025) |
| 2 | New York | 67,417 | #17 (2025) |
| 3 | Texas | 67,378 | #103 (2025) |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 51,225 | #87 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 49,700 | #136 (2025) |
| 6 | Illinois | 44,347 | #115 (2025) |
| 7 | Michigan | 39,603 | #187 (2025) |
| 8 | Florida | 38,668 | #65 (2025) |
| 9 | North Carolina | 38,616 | #115 (2025) |
| 10 | Georgia | 35,786 | #94 (2025) |
| 11 | Virginia | 31,614 | #111 (2025) |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 28,414 | #92 (2025) |
| 13 | Indiana | 26,153 | #250 (2025) |
| 14 | Tennessee | 26,035 | #154 (2025) |
| 15 | New Jersey | 24,526 | #31 (2025) |
| 16 | Missouri | 24,452 | #118 (2025) |
| 17 | Alabama | 24,144 | #104 (2025) |
| 18 | South Carolina | 22,446 | #102 (2025) |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 21,957 | #209 (2025) |
| 20 | Kentucky | 21,076 | #123 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).