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Sahara

Sahara is currently the #1962 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 98 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #1494 to #1962. Looking at the full record since 1964, Sahara hit its all-time high of #1033 in 2006, when 248 girls were given the name. State by state, North Carolina leads the way at #834.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1962
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1033
in 2006 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
98
girls named Sahara

Sahara popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.007%0.011%0.014%18801900192019401960198020002020#1033 in 2006
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2006

Where Sahara is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025MI—New York: #1526 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1526Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025IA—Illinois: #1240 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1240Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025IN—Ohio: #1438 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)OH#1438Pennsylvania: #1231 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025CT—California: #1830 (11 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1830Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025TN—North Carolina: #834 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#834South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025AL—Georgia: #1213 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#1213Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sahara in 2025HI—Texas: #2636 (7 girls, 0.00% of girls born 2025)TX#2636Florida: #1887 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1887
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: North Carolina (#834), Georgia (#1213), Illinois (#1240)

Uniqueness score

63/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Sahara in the most recent year of SSA data.

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