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Sarai

Sarai is currently the #424 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 733 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #472, now it sits at #424. Looking at the full record since 1953, Sarai hit its all-time high of #398 in 2007, when 818 girls were given the name. State by state, District of Columbia leads the way at #150.

Rankings

2025 rank
#424
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#398
in 2007 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
733
girls named Sarai

Sarai popularity, 1880–2025

0.013%0.025%0.038%0.050%18801900192019401960198020002020#398 in 2007
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2007

Where Sarai is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025NHWashington: #679 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WA#679Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025IDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025NDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025MNWisconsin: #612 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)WI#612Michigan: #406 (21 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MI#406New York: #326 (52 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)NY#326Massachusetts: #334 (17 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MA#334Rhode Island: #180 (5 girls, 0.20% of girls born 2025)RI#180Oregon: #548 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)OR#548Nevada: #328 (8 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)NV#328Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025SDIowa: #565 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IA#565Illinois: #384 (27 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)IL#384Indiana: #651 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#651Ohio: #416 (27 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)OH#416Pennsylvania: #452 (23 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)PA#452New Jersey: #276 (30 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)NJ#276Connecticut: #248 (13 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)CT#248California: #359 (91 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)CA#359Utah: #704 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)UT#704Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025CONebraska: #396 (5 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)NE#396Missouri: #516 (11 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MO#516Kentucky: #744 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)KY#744West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025WVVirginia: #359 (22 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)VA#359Maryland: #400 (13 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MD#400Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025DEArizona: #477 (14 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AZ#477New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025KSArkansas: #555 (5 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AR#555Tennessee: #707 (10 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TN#707North Carolina: #442 (25 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NC#442South Carolina: #440 (11 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)SC#440District of Columbia: #150 (5 girls, 0.25% of girls born 2025)DC#150Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025OKLouisiana: #224 (19 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)LA#224Mississippi: #514 (5 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MS#514Alabama: #391 (12 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)AL#391Georgia: #305 (34 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)GA#305Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sarai in 2025HITexas: #435 (77 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)TX#435Florida: #248 (77 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)FL#248
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: District of Columbia (#150), Rhode Island (#180), Louisiana (#224)

Uniqueness score

38/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Sarai in the most recent year of SSA data.

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