How Many People Are Named Sahara?
An estimated 4,552 people in the United States have the first name Sahara. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Sahara peaked in popularity in 2006 with 248 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sahara 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 Sahara paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,552
About 1 in 75,298 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2006
248 births
Total Registered
4,634
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sahara
Sahara is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,634 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Sahara as a male name
Ranked #12,414 in 2003
5 male births in 2003
Peak: 2003 (5 births)
Sahara as a female name
Ranked #1,640 in 2024
126 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (248 births)
Sahara: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sahara span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,550 babies were registered. While Sahara is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sahara by Decade
How has Sahara 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.
Sahara by State
Birth registrations for Sahara span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Utah, Kansas, Delaware. On average, about 91 Saharas were registered per state.
Sahara + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sahara as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sahara
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sahara: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sahara?
We estimate approximately 4,552 people named Sahara 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 75,298 Americans share this first name.
Is Sahara a common name?
Sahara is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,634 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sahara most popular?
Sahara reached peak popularity in 2006, when 248 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sahara is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sahara a female name?
Sahara is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sahara Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sahara Smith, Sahara Johnson, Sahara 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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