How popular is the baby name Sarah in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Use the popularity graph and data table below to find out! Plus, see all the blog posts that mention the name Sarah.

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Popularity of the baby name Sarah


Posts that mention the name Sarah

The seven Sutherland sisters: Sarah, Victoria, Isabella…

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The Seven Sutherland Sisters of New York had 37 feet of hair between them. By the time they joined the Barnum and Bailey Circus in the mid-1880s, they were already celebrities. They were also growing rich thanks to the sale of their pricey “Seven Sutherland Sisters” hair grower tonic.

The names of the seven sisters?

  • Sarah
  • Victoria
  • Isabella
  • Grace
  • Naomi
  • Dora
  • Mary

Sarah had the shortest hair (3 feet) and Victoria had the longest (7 feet).

Which of their names do you like best? Why?

Source: Untangling the Tale of the Seven Sutherland Sisters and Their 37 Feet of Hair

Popular baby names in Northern Canada, 2015

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A few years ago, CBC News used data from the vital statistics offices of Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon to determine that the most popular baby names in northern Canada in 2015 were Sophia and Liam.

The top 5 girl names and top 5 boy names in the 3 regions (combined) in 2015 were…

Girl Names
1. Sophia, 7 baby girls
2. Abigail, 7
3. Amelia, 7
4. Avery, 6
5. Autumn, 6

Boy Names
1. Liam, 13 baby boys
2. Jacob, 7
3. Elijah, 7
4. James, 6
5. William, 5

And the #1 names in each territory specifically were…

  • Nunavut (898 births total): Anna, Samantha and Sarah (3-way tie) and Liam, Mason and Sandy (3-way tie)
  • Northwest Territories (687 births total): Abigail and Liam
  • Yukon (443 births total): Sophia and Jack

I don’t have any earlier data for Nunavut or NWT, but I do have a post about the top names in the Yukon from 1991 to 2015.

Source: Liam and Sophia most popular baby names in 2015 in the territories

Popular baby names in Norway, 2017

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According to Statistics Norway, the most popular baby names in Norway in 2017 were Sofie/Sophie and Jakob/Jacob.

Here are Norway’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:

Girl Names
1. Sofie/Sophie, 412 baby girls
2. Nora/Norah, 405
3. Emma, 380
4. Sara/Sahra/Sarah/Zara, 346
5. Ella, 319
6. Olivia, 316
7. Maja/Maia/Maya, 312
8. Emilie, 285
9. Sofia/Sophia, 272
10. Ingrid/Ingerid/Ingri, 272

Boy Names
1. Jakob/Jacob, 424 baby boys
2. Lucas/Lukas, 404
3. Emil, 397
4. Oskar/Oscar, 393
5. Oliver, 390
6. William, 383
7. Filip/Fillip/Philip/Phillip, 382
8. Noah/Noa, 368
9. Elias, 349
10. Isak/Isaac/Isac, 330

The girls’ top 10 is the same, but the names are in a different order.

In the boys’ top 10, Elias and Isak replaced Mathias and Aksel.

In the capital city of Oslo, the top names were Mohammad and Sofia. Statistics Norway said that it doesn’t have a “good explanation” for why Sofia-with-an-A is #1 in the capital while Sofie-with-an-E is #1 in the country.

In 2016, the top names were Nora/Norah/Noora and William.

Sources: Navn – SSB, These are Norway’s most popular kids’ names, Most popular names in 2017

Image: Adapted from Flag of Norway (public domain)

Popular baby names in New York City, 2016

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According to New York City’s Health Department, the most popular baby names in the city in 2016 were Olivia and Liam.

Here are New York City’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2016:

Girl names

  1. Olivia (564 baby girls)
  2. Sophia
  3. Emma
  4. Isabella
  5. Mia
  6. Ava
  7. Emily
  8. Leah
  9. Sarah
  10. Madison

Boy names

  1. Liam (710 baby boys)
  2. Jacob
  3. Ethan
  4. Noah
  5. Aiden
  6. Matthew
  7. Daniel
  8. Lucas
  9. Michael
  10. Dylan

In the girls’ top 10, Sarah replaced Chloe.

In the boys’ top 10, Lucas and Michael replaced Jayden and David.

The top baby names within specific ethnic/racial groups were…

Top girl nameTop boy name
Asian/Pacific IslanderOliviaEthan
BlackAvaNoah
LatinoIsabellaLiam
WhiteOliviaJoseph

In 2015, the top two names were Olivia and Ethan.

Source: Health Department Announces Olivia and Liam Are Most Popular Names for 2016

Image: Adapted from Flag of New York (public domain)