The baby name Sara appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1986 with 13,140 babies given the name.
Over the period shown, Sara has stayed at a similar level of popularity.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 843 |
| 1911 | 970 |
| 1912 | 1,195 |
| 1913 | 1,398 |
| 1914 | 1,824 |
| 1915 | 2,460 |
| 1916 | 2,544 |
| 1917 | 2,750 |
| 1918 | 2,978 |
| 1919 | 2,750 |
| 1920 | 2,927 |
| 1921 | 2,947 |
| 1922 | 2,265 |
| 1923 | 2,593 |
| 1924 | 2,379 |
| 1925 | 3,060 |
| 1926 | 3,103 |
| 1927 | 3,098 |
| 1928 | 3,018 |
| 1929 | 2,792 |
| 1930 | 2,861 |
| 1931 | 2,690 |
| 1932 | 2,743 |
| 1933 | 2,974 |
| 1934 | 2,789 |
| 1935 | 2,925 |
| 1936 | 2,694 |
| 1937 | 2,801 |
| 1938 | 2,910 |
| 1939 | 2,379 |
| 1940 | 2,972 |
| 1941 | 2,357 |
| 1942 | 2,427 |
| 1943 | 2,567 |
| 1944 | 2,103 |
| 1945 | 1,947 |
| 1946 | 2,248 |
| 1947 | 2,511 |
| 1948 | 2,347 |
| 1949 | 2,218 |
| 1950 | 2,654 |
| 1951 | 2,601 |
| 1952 | 2,714 |
| 1953 | 2,749 |
| 1954 | 2,705 |
| 1955 | 2,449 |
| 1956 | 2,552 |
| 1957 | 2,739 |
| 1958 | 2,620 |
| 1959 | 2,606 |
| 1960 | 2,690 |
| 1961 | 2,887 |
| 1962 | 3,407 |
| 1963 | 2,911 |
| 1964 | 2,920 |
| 1965 | 2,290 |
| 1966 | 2,390 |
| 1967 | 2,605 |
| 1968 | 2,978 |
| 1969 | 3,390 |
| 1970 | 3,672 |
| 1971 | 3,920 |
| 1972 | 3,743 |
| 1973 | 4,071 |
| 1974 | 5,556 |
| 1975 | 6,103 |
| 1976 | 9,374 |
| 1977 | 10,701 |
| 1978 | 11,085 |
| 1979 | 10,311 |
| 1980 | 12,872 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1981 | 13,032 |
| 1982 | 13,001 |
| 1983 | 11,300 |
| 1984 | 10,415 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1985 | 11,988 |
| 1986 | 13,140 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1987 | 12,728 |
| 1988 | 12,301 |
| 1988 | 6 |
| 1989 | 11,980 |
| 1989 | 19 |
| 1990 | 9,654 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 10,761 |
| 1992 | 9,267 |
| 1993 | 8,610 |
| 1994 | 8,180 |
| 1995 | 7,308 |
| 1996 | 6,852 |
| 1997 | 6,863 |
| 1998 | 7,299 |
| 1999 | 5,803 |
| 2000 | 5,689 |
| 2001 | 5,160 |
| 2002 | 5,065 |
| 2003 | 4,855 |
| 2004 | 5,860 |
| 2004 | 34 |
| 2005 | 5,505 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5,350 |
| 2007 | 4,976 |
| 2008 | 4,035 |
| 2009 | 3,154 |
| 2010 | 2,742 |
| 2011 | 2,750 |
| 2012 | 2,526 |
| 2013 | 2,109 |
| 2014 | 1,968 |
| 2015 | 2,109 |
| 2016 | 2,659 |
| 2017 | 2,436 |
| 2018 | 2,145 |
| 2019 | 2,018 |
| 2020 | 1,695 |
| 2021 | 1,793 |
| 2022 | 2,046 |
| 2023 | 1,991 |
| 2024 | 1,952 |