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Sarah

Aoif Kelly
By Aoif Kelly Content Writer
Updated: Sep 24, 2024 | 👁️ 68 Views | 🔊 16 Pronunciations
✔️ Fact Checked by Olivia Musembi (Senior Content Writer)

Gender: Female

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Pure, Princess, Lady, Woman of High Rank, Happy

Pronunciation: S-air-uh, sɛrə, S EH R AH

Popularity Rank: #55

On this page:

  • 1. Sarah Meanings
  • 2. Sarah Pronunciation Guide
  • 3. Record your pronunciation of Sarah
  • 4. Translations of Sarah
  • 5. Sarah Name Popularity
  • 6. Sarah popularity in U.S.
  • 7. Famous People with Name Sarah
  • 8. Latest News about Sarah
  • 9. Nicknames for Sarah
  • 10. Sarah Name Poster
  • 11. Names similar to Sarah

Sarah Meanings

  • Pure
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  • Princess
  • Lady
  • Woman of High Rank
  • Happy
  • Origin - Hebrew

Means 'princess' or 'noblewoman'. In the Bible, Sarah was the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. The name is a classic and popular choice for girls, symbolizing royalty and grace.

The name Sarah is of Hebrew origin and means Pure, Princess, Lady, Woman of High Rank, Happy. It is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.

Sarah is commonly found in United Kingdom, United States of America, France, and 97 more countries.

Sarah Pronunciation Guide

Phonetic Pronunciation: S-air-uh

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet): sɛrə

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: S EH R AH

S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)

EH: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)

R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)

AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Translations of Sarah

  • Greek, Modern (1453-): Σάρα
  • Chinese: 撒拉
  • Italian: Sara (Bibbia)
  • Arabic: سارة
  • Czech: Sára (biblická postava)
  • Russian: Сарра
  • Dutch; Flemish: Sara (aartsmoeder)
  • Portuguese: Sara (Bíblia)
  • Tajik: Соро
  • Yiddish: שרה
  • French: Sarah (Bible)
  • Bulgarian: Сара
  • Tibetan: ས་རཱ།
  • Hungarian: Sára (Biblia)
  • Persian: سارا
  • Finnish: Saara (Raamattu)
  • Japanese: サラ
  • Hebrew: שרה
  • Telugu: హాజరా
  • Swedish: Sara (Bibeln)
  • Urdu: سارہ
  • German: Sarah (Erzmutter)

Sarah Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Sarah is recorded 423,181 times globally, ranking it as the 55th most common name worldwide.

Sarah is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 79,805 occurrences, making it the 7th most popular name in the country.

In United Kingdom, the name Sarah is found among 1 in every 7 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

Sarah Popularity by Country

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CountryRankFrequency
United Kingdom#71 : 7
United States of America#271 : 24
France#361 : 23
Egypt#2471 : 94
Germany#541 : 22
Algeria#841 : 98
Saudi Arabia#2001 : 221
Italy#3991 : 98
Canada#91 : 29
South Africa#1161 : 221
Belgium#151 : 30
Ireland#101 : 10
Nigeria#1231 : 137
Morocco#3301 : 152
Malaysia#1241 : 335
Iraq#4251 : 289
Brazil#3041 : 208
Kuwait#521 : 163
Switzerland#271 : 49
Netherlands#2641 : 106
Austria#721 : 33
United Arab Emirates#1811 : 312
Syrian Arab Republic#3651 : 200
Ghana#431 : 70
Tunisia#3921 : 233
Lebanon#911 : 82
Singapore#1131 : 237
Hong Kong#2241 : 218
Jordan#2391 : 165
Israel#4111 : 185
Sudan#5531 : 810
Oman#2791 : 398
Spain#7541 : 392
Palestine#3541 : 240
Denmark#821 : 64
Qatar#1621 : 387
Colombia#1,4221 : 1,085
Mexico#1,2791 : 809
Sweden#2071 : 98
Bahrain#1061 : 293
China#841 : 177
Philippines#871 : 306
Costa Rica#3411 : 185
Yemen#6501 : 889
Libya#7011 : 949
Iran#5751 : 281
Cameroon#5021 : 715
Bolivia#7301 : 600
Turkey#2,4441 : 1,971
Mauritius#2071 : 277
Portugal#5291 : 416
Luxembourg#631 : 102
Malta#331 : 70
Norway#2641 : 244
Taiwan#1771 : 703
Bangladesh#1,5221 : 1,660
Macao#1811 : 454
Finland#6381 : 499
Czechia#4891 : 319
Chile#2,0021 : 2,572
Namibia#1721 : 566
Peru#3,0531 : 4,895
India#3,3711 : 4,599
Russia#2,7771 : 2,273
Panama#1,1221 : 1,213
Botswana#1571 : 518
Brunei Darussalam#671 : 541
Japan#4921 : 712
Croatia#6121 : 335
Jamaica#5411 : 807
Angola#4871 : 2,478
Greece#9421 : 1,051
Argentina#1,9191 : 2,634
Albania#1,1411 : 917
Guatemala#2,2471 : 3,191
Poland#1,1271 : 1,256
Afghanistan#1,4051 : 1,945
Uruguay#1,7121 : 2,153
Cyprus#3161 : 502
Kazakhstan#5,5781 : 5,010
Slovenia#1,0271 : 850
Hungary#7681 : 1,289
Puerto Rico#5281 : 813
Indonesia#5321 : 1,415
Maldives#2081 : 1,253

List of countries the name Sarah is rarely found

Sarah popularity in U.S.

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This chart displays the ranking of the name Sarah from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.

Famous People with Name Sarah

📰 Latest News about Sarah

Stay updated with the most recent news about Sarah. Read on to catch up with Sarah's latest headlines

Last Updated: May 24, 2024 07:22 PM (GMT + 5.30)

  • Sarah Ferguson tells audience to be 'quiet' and repeatedly says 'stop' during speech at Cannes Film Festival - GB News
    Source: GB News | Published on: May 24, 2024
  • ‘Vessels for joy and play’: Sarah Jessica Parker cements big hat moment - The Guardian
    Source: The Guardian | Published on: May 24, 2024
  • Sarah Ferguson Shares Health Update Following 2 Cancer Diagnoses in 1 Year - Parade Magazine
    Source: Parade Magazine | Published on: May 24, 2024
  • Sarah Ferguson Says 'Family Unity is Key' amid King Charles and Kate Middleton's Cancer Treatments (Exclusive) - PEOPLE
    Source: PEOPLE | Published on: May 24, 2024
  • Columbus City Schools board member Sarah Ingles talks document leak - The Columbus Dispatch
    Source: The Columbus Dispatch | Published on: May 24, 2024
  • Former Topeka mayor backs clemency for Sarah Gonzales-McLinn, who killed alleged abuser - The Topeka Capital-Journal
    Source: The Topeka Capital-Journal | Published on: May 23, 2024
  • Senators grill Biden judicial nominee over transgender inmate transfer request despite sex crimes convictions - New York Post
    Source: New York Post | Published on: May 23, 2024
  • Remains found in river believed to be Sarah Mayhew - BBC.com
    Source: BBC.com | Published on: May 22, 2024
  • 'Prison Break' star Sarah Wayne Callies claims actor 'spit in' her face on set of hit show - Yahoo Entertainment
    Source: Yahoo Entertainment | Published on: May 22, 2024
  • Sarah Jane Weaver named Editor of Deseret News – Deseret News - Deseret News
    Source: Deseret News | Published on: May 22, 2024

Nicknames for Sarah

Shy-ara, Sarah the Silent, Brainy Sarah, WhisPurr, Sage Sarah, Hush Hush Sarah, The Quiet Quill, Sarah Smartypants, The Thoughtful Thinker, Sarah the Solitary

Sarah Name Poster

Sarah Name Poster

Names similar to Sarah

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