How Many People Are Named Sahar?
An estimated 2,370 people in the United States have the first name Sahar. It is predominantly female (98.8%). The average bearer is 25 years old, and Sahar peaked in popularity in 1996 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sahar as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sahar paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,370
About 1 in 144,622 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.8% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
1996
83 births
Total Registered
2,439
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sahar
Sahar is predominantly female (98.8%), though 29 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Sahar as a male name
Ranked #12,047 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (6 births)
Sahar as a female name
Ranked #3,363 in 2024
47 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (83 births)
Sahar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sahar span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 632 babies were registered. While Sahar is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sahar by Decade
How has Sahar tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sahar by State
Birth registrations for Sahar span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Maryland, New Jersey, Michigan. On average, about 111 Sahars were registered per state.
Sahar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sahar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sahar
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sahar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sahar?
We estimate approximately 2,370 people named Sahar are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 144,622 Americans share this first name.
Is Sahar a common name?
Sahar is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,439 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sahar most popular?
Sahar reached peak popularity in 1996, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sahar is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sahar a female name?
Sahar is predominantly female. 98.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sahar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sahar Smith, Sahar Johnson, Sahar Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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